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Divers

Divers

1. Different in kind or species; diverse. Every sect of them hath a divers posture. (Bacon) Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds. (Deut. Xxii. 9)

2. Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great number; as, divers philosophers. Also used substantively or pronominally. Divers of Antonio's creditors. (Shak)

divers is now limited to the plural; as, divers ways (not divers way). Besides plurality it ordinarily implies variety of kind.

Origin: f. Divers, L. Diversus turned in different directions, different, p. P. Of divertere. See Divert, and cf. Diverse.


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Shallow Water Drowning

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Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:46 pm
 
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Superhuman abilities

Sorry, lost my PM. I dropped it in the ocean. Got a divers' team looking for it right now.

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by TheVirus
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Re: Important unknown nanotech within humans

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by vincio
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Re: Eyesight under water

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by MichaelXY
Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:47 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Eyesight under water
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