DISPARATE


Meaning of DISPARATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdis-p(ə-)rət, di-ˈsper-ət, -ˈspa-rət ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English desparat, from Latin disparatus, past participle of disparare to separate, from dis- + parare to prepare — more at pare

Date: 15th century

1. : containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements

2. : markedly distinct in quality or character

Synonyms: see different

• dis·pa·rate·ly adverb

• dis·pa·rate·ness noun

• dis·par·i·ty di-ˈsper-ə-tē, -ˈspa-rə- noun

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