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DIVERSIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
Example:
he limited his losses by diversification of his product line
Synonyms:
diversification; variegation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("diversification" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
Derivation:
diversify (vary in order to spread risk or to expand)
diversify (make (more) diverse)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The condition of being varied
Example:
that restaurant's menu lacks diversification; every day it is the same
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("diversification" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Derivation:
diversify (vary in order to spread risk or to expand)
diversify (spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate)
diversify (make (more) diverse)
