Heterogeneous Meaning
/ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjDiverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
adjIncommensurable because of different kinds.
Sentence Examples
Tatoeba's corpus is heterogeneous in many dimensions.
It's a heterogeneous group, not a homogeneous one.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The class was ____, including students from various cultural and economic backgrounds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The city has a very ____ population, with people from many different countries and cultures.
Word Origin & History
From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής (heterogenḗs, “of different kinds”), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + γένος (génos, “kind”). Compare hetero- and -ous.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"With a vague curiosity I began to trace the outline of some of the heterogeneous impressions, trying meanwhile to curb the flights of macabre fancy which the place and its memories suggested."
— 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 6, in The Whisperer in Darkness:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The class was ____, including students from various cultural and economic backgrounds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The city has a very ____ population, with people from many different countries and cultures.