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disparate
[ dis-per-it, dih-spar- ]
/ ˈdɪs pər ɪt, dɪˈspær- /
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adjective
distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
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Origin of disparate
OTHER WORDS FROM disparate
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disparate
desperate, disparateWords nearby disparate
disoriented, disown, disparage, disparagement, disparaging, disparate, disparity, disparlure, dispart, dispassion, dispassionate
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How to use disparate in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for disparate
disparate
/ (ˈdɪspərɪt) /
adjective
utterly different or distinct in kind
noun
(plural) unlike things or people
Derived forms of disparate
disparately, adverbdisparateness, nounWord Origin for disparate
C16: from Latin disparāre to divide, from dis- 1 + parāre to prepare; also influenced by Latin dispar unequal
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