ive read dickens novels & the term divers keeps coming up wot does this mean its not the sea kind i know?

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ive read dickens novels & the term divers keeps coming up wot does this mean its not the sea kind i know?

2006-12-10 09:10:02 · 3 answers · asked by nick r 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors

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"Divers" when used as an adjective (as it is in some Dickens works), is simply the Middle English spelling of "Diverse", meaning essentially the same as "various and different".

2006-12-10 09:21:36 · answer #1 · answered by Dave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's an old term for diverse. Means the same thing.

2006-12-10 17:16:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

it is an archaic spelling of 'diverse'.

2006-12-10 17:15:36 · answer #3 · answered by Minmi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋