Meaning & use

diverse

adjective·Academic

Showing a great deal of variety; including people or things of many different kinds.

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The university attracts a diverse group of students from over sixty countries.

The menu offers a diverse selection of dishes from around the world.

A note on using this word

Diverse describes a group's variety as a whole; it is a common error to call one single item diverse rather than a collection.

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