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disparate

/ˈdɪspɚɪt/

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DIS-per-it: stress the first syllable.

Keep the next two syllables light. Second-syllable stress is also listed.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1

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The exhibition brings together disparate styles.

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What does disparate mean?

adjective

  1. Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
  2. Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs.
  3. Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground.
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noun

  1. Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈdɪspɚɪt/

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹət//dɪˈspæɹət//dɪˈspɛɹət/
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There is none of this sudden constriction, dividing the creature into two disparate halves, when the victuals consist of numerous and comparatively small items.
Jean-Henri FabreMore Hunting WaspsTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3462