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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. many and different;
- Example: "tourist offices of divers nationalities"
- Example: "a person of diverse talents"
[syn: divers(a), diverse]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Divers \Di"vers\, a. [F. divers, L. diversus turned in different directions, different, p. p. of divertere. See Divert, and cf. Diverse.] 1. Different in kind or species; diverse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Every sect of them hath a divers posture. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds. --Deut. xxii. 9. [1913 Webster] 2. Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great number; as, divers philosophers. Also used substantively or pronominally. [1913 Webster] Divers of Antonio's creditors. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: Divers is now limited to the plural; as, divers ways (not divers way). Besides plurality it ordinarily implies variety of kind. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

divers adj 1: many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents" [syn: divers(a), diverse]