diversification (diver"sifikashon)

[F. diversification = It. divers if i caz i one, labor. IMG:content-2925.png:[blocks in formation] In busine , diversification and rivalry should be encouraged rather than stamped out by the iron heel of grasping monopoly. S. Bowles , in Merriam, II. 388. 21. Diversity or variation; change; alteration: as, " diversification of voice," Sir M. Hale. diversified (di-vers i-fid), p. a. [Pp. of divers i fy, v.] Distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of objects: as, diversified scenery; a diversified landscape; diversified industry.