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  • 51multiplicity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality of being made of many different elements, forms, kinds, or individuals: diverseness, diversification, diversity, heterogeneity, heterogeneousness, miscellaneousness, multifariousness, multiformity,… …

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  • 52polymorphism — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Biology. The quality of being made of many different elements, forms, kinds, or individuals: diverseness, diversification, diversity, heterogeneity, heterogeneousness, miscellaneousness, multifariousness, multiformity …

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  • 53variousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality of being made of many different elements, forms, kinds, or individuals: diverseness, diversification, diversity, heterogeneity, heterogeneousness, miscellaneousness, multifariousness, multiformity,… …

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  • 54multifarious — (adj.) 1590s, from L. multifarius manifold, from multifariam (adv.) on many sides; in many places or parts, perhaps originally that which can be expressed in many ways, from multi many (see MULTI (Cf. multi )) + fariam, adverbial suffix (Cf.… …

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  • 55multifarious — [ˌmʌltɪ fɛ:rɪəs] adjective having great variety and diversity. ↘many and various. Derivatives multifariously adverb multifariousness noun Origin C16: from L. multifarius + ous …

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  • 56variety — n. 1. Diversity, difference. 2. Varied assortment. 3. Kind, species, class. 4. Multiplicity, multiformity, multifariousness …

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  • 57multifarious — adjective of very many different kinds: her multifarious business activities multifariously adverb multifariousness noun (U) …

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  • 58variety — noun 1) the lack of variety in the curriculum Syn: diversity, variation, diversification, heterogeneity, multifariousness, change, choice, difference Ant: uniformity 2) a wide variety of flowers and shrubs Syn …

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  • 59diversity — *variety Analogous words: divergence, divergency, difference, *dissimilarity, unlikeness, distinction: multifariousness (see corresponding adjective at MANY) Antonyms: uniformity: identity …

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  • 60variety — 1 Variety, diversity are comparable when they are used in reference to a group, class, or complex whole and denote the state or quality of being composed of different parts, elements, or individuals. Variety may imply that the things which differ …

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