divers
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪvɜː(ɹ)z/ / /ˈdaɪvə(ɹ)z/
adj
Etymology: See diverse.
- Archaic form of diverse, in the sense of various or assorted.
“Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.”
“And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.”
noun
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- plural of diver
pron
Etymology: See diverse.
- An indefinite number (at least two).
“Tubal: There came divers of Antonio’s creditors in my company to Venice that swear he cannot choose but break.”