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disparate
/ˈdɪspɚɪt/
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DIS-per-it: stress the first syllable.
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3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The exhibition brings together disparate styles.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does disparate mean?
adjective
- Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
- Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs.
- Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground.
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noun
- Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈdɪspɚɪt/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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.