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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dis·pa·rate 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 English Etymology disparate 1608, "unlike in kind," from L. disparatus, pp. of disparare"divide, separate," from dis- "apart" + parare "get ready, prepare" (see pare); meaning infl. by L. dispar "unequal, unlike." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 disparate dis·par·ate / 5dispErEt / adjective(formal) 1. made up of parts or people that are very different from each other 由不同的人(或事物)组成的: a disparate group of individuals 三教九流的一帮人 2. (of two or more things 两种或两种以上的事物) so different from each other that they cannot be compared or cannot work together 迥然不同的；无法比较的 OLT disparate adj. ⇨ different Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dis·par·ate I. \də̇ˈsparə̇t also -ˈsper- or ˈdisp(ə)r-; usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin disparatum, from neuter of disparatus : something disparate : one of two or more things so unequal or unlike that they cannot be compared with each other — usually used in plural II. adjective Etymology: Latin disparatus, past participle of disparare to separate, from dis- dis- (I) + parare to make ready, prepare — more at pare 1. a. : distinct in quality or character : unequal , dissimilar < cast as a young lady who has three disparate personalities — John McCarten > < connecting disparate thoughts purely by means of resemblances in the words expressing them — S.T.Coleridge > < a series of disparate biological essays strung loosely within a historical framework — L.C.Eiseley > < such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing — M.A.Santin > b. : comprising markedly dissimilar and unequal elements : not homogeneous < a disparate aggregate of creeds, prayers, and songs — Joseph Kerman > < this most disparate genius of the middle ages — H.O.Taylor > < a poet's mind … is constantly amalgamating disparateexperience — T.S.Eliot > specifically of polygamy and polyandry : characterized by inequality of the plural partners 2. of two or more statements : having no definitive relation in common : connected only by some notion of great generality or by some interest of extreme catholicity — opposed to connex 3. : indicating or stimulating dissimilar points on the retina of each eye Synonyms: see different |
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