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Word: Heterogeneous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: from medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenēs, from heteros ‘other’ + genos ‘a kind’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhɛt(ə)rəˈdʒiːnɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
diverse in character or content
Short Definition:diverse in character or content
Examples:- a large and heterogeneous collection
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