Etymology
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diversification (n.)

"act of changing forms or qualities," c. 1600, noun of action from Medieval Latin diversificare "to diversify" (see diversify). Economic sense, in reference to the spread of production over a variety of services or articles, is attested from 1939, later of the spread of investments over a variety of enterprises.

Entries linking to diversification

diversify (v.)

arlye 15c., diversifien, "to make various in form or qualities," from Old French diversifier (13c.) "to make diverse," from Medieval Latin diversificare, from Latin diversus "turned different ways," in Late Latin "various," past participle of divertere "to turn in different directions," from assimilated form of dis- "aside" (see dis-) + vertere "to turn" (from PIE root *wer- (2) "to turn, bend"). Economic sense is from 1939. Related: Diversified; diversifying.

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Definitions of diversification

diversification (n.)
the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered);
he limited his losses by diversification of his product line
my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments
Synonyms: variegation
diversification (n.)
the condition of being varied; "that restaurant's menu lacks diversification; every day it is the same";
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near diversification

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