diversity
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from
- IPA: /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, /dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
diversity
- The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness.
- Synonyms: Thesaurus:nonuniformity
- A variety; diverse types or examples.
- Synonyms: selection
- (mostly, business) Equal-opportunity inclusion.
- 2003, Adalberto Aguirre, Racial and Ethnic Diversity in America: A Reference Handbook, page 72:
- Bakke has shaped a precarious context for diversity initiatives in higher education. On the one hand, the U.S. Supreme Court has reasoned that race may serve a purpose in the admissions process; however, race may not be used as a corrective measure, such as by establishing quotas.
- French: diversité
- German: Vielfältigkeit, Mannigfaltigkeit, Vielfalt, Diversität, Unterschiedlichkeit
- Italian: diversità
- Portuguese: diversidade
- Russian: разнообра́зие
- Spanish: diversidad
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