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    dis·pa·rate
    [ˈdispərət, dəˈsperət]
    adjective
    disparate (adjective)
    1. essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison:
      "they inhabit disparate worlds of thought"
      • containing elements very different from one another:
        "a culturally disparate country"
    noun
    archaic
    (disparates)
    disparates (plural noun) · disparate (noun)
    1. things so unlike that there is no basis for comparison.
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Latin disparatus ‘separated’, from the verb disparare, from dis- ‘apart’ + parare ‘to prepare’; influenced in sense by Latin dispar ‘unequal’.
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    adjective
    1. essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison:
      contrasting
      different
      differing
      dissimilar
      unlike
      unalike
      varying
      various
      diverse
      diversified
      heterogeneous
      unrelated
      unconnected
      distinct
      separate
      divergent
      divers
      myriad
      contrastive
      poles apart
      Opposite:
      homogeneous
       
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      What does disparate mean?
      Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin disparatus ‘separated’, from the verb disparare, from dis- ‘apart’ + parare ‘to prepare’; influenced in sense by Latin dispar ‘unequal’. Definition of disparate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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      What is the difference between different and disparate?
      The words different and disparate are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, different may imply little more than separateness but it may also imply contrast or contrariness. When is it sensible to use divergent instead of disparate?

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      Where did the word Disparate come from?
      The earliest known use of the word disparate is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for disparate is from 1586, in the writing of Timothy Bright, physician and writer on shorthand. disparate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin disparātus.

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      What does disparate mean in astronomy?
      Disparate things are clearly different from each other in quality or type. Scientists are trying to pull together disparate ideas in astronomy. 2 meanings: 1. utterly different or distinct in kind 2. unlike things or people.... Click for more definitions.

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      What is a disparate group?
      2. Containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements: a disparate group of people who represented a cross section of the city. [Latin disparātus, past participle of disparāre, to separate : dis-, apart; see dis- + parāre, to prepare; see perə- in Indo-European roots.] dis′pa·rate·ness n.

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      What is the difference between a disparate thing and a formal thing?
      1. Disparate things are clearly different from each other in quality or type. [formal] [...] 2. A disparate thing is made up of very different elements. [formal] [...] Fill in the blank with the correct answer. Susanna didn’t know anything about Belgium so she went on the Internet and ______. Click to learn more. Love grammar?

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      Disparate means essentially not alike, distinct or different in kind, or unequal. It comes from Latin disparātus, meaning "separated". See synonyms, antonyms, sentences and origin of disparate.

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