het‧e‧ro‧ge‧ne‧ous /ˌhetərəʊˈdʒiːniəs $ -roʊ-/ (also het‧e‧rog‧e‧nous /ˌhetəˈrɒdʒənəs◂ $ -ˈrɑː-/) adjective formal
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: heterogeneus, from Greek, from hetero- ( ⇒ hetero-) + genos 'type']
consisting of parts or members that are very different from each other Antonym : homogeneous:
a heterogeneous collection of buildings
—heterogeneously adverb
—heterogeneity /ˌhetərəʊdʒəˈniːəti, ˌhetərəʊdʒɪˈniːəti $ -roʊ-/ noun [uncountable]

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