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Definition of: divers
(dī′vərz) adjective
1. More than one, but not a great number; several; sundry.
2. Archaic Of different kinds; various. See synonyms under MANY. [<OF <L diversus different; orig. pp. of divertere. See DIVERT.] ◆ Divers implies severalty; diverse, difference.
Hence we say: “The Evangelists narrate events in divers manners” but “The views of the two parties were quite diverse.”
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