heterogeneous
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- adjective Consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; not homogeneous. See Synonyms at miscellaneous.
- adjective Completely different; incongruous.
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- In the attempt to unite qualities so heterogeneous, the effect of each is in a great measure lost, and little better than a caput mortuum remains. — Lives of the English Poets
- Suddenly a voice came from the shadows behind them. — Dragons of Autumn Twilight
- "I just don't bother learning the family name till they've been here for a few centuries." — Enchantment
- She was achingly beautiful. — A Place Called Freedom
- ""A-h-! — Masterpieces in Miniature
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- From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenēs : hetero-, hetero- + genos, kind, race; see genə- in Indo-European roots.
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/ (hĕtˌər-ə-jēˈnē-əs, -jēnˈyəs)/
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