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disparate definition

dis·pa·rate (dis′pə rət; also di spar′it)

adjective

essentially not alike; distinct or different in kind; unequal

Etymology: L disparatus, pp. of disparare, to separate < dis-, apart, not + parare, to make equal < par, equal: see par

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