 assortment |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | |
| Synonyms: | variety mixture potpourri smorgasbord salmagundi motley mixed_bag miscellanea miscellany | |
| Examples: | "a great assortment of cars was on display" "he had a variety of disorders" "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" |
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| Related terms: | collection odds_and_ends selection sampler range witch's_brew grab_bag alphabet_soup vary | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type | |
| Synonyms: | classification categorisation compartmentalisation compartmentalization categorization | |
| Related terms: | grouping stratification indexing reclassification taxonomy relegation typology classify categorize classify | |
| Similar spelling: |
assorted asserter asserted assertiveness assertive assertion ascertain Ashworth |
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