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assortment
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as·sort·ment  (-sôrtmnt)
n.
1. The act of assorting; separation into classes.
2. A collection of various kinds; a variety.

assortment [əˈsɔːtmənt]
n
1. a collection or group of various things or sorts
2. the act of assorting

Assortment a group of things; a selection; a group of things of the same sort; an assorted set. See also medley, miscellany.
Examples: assortment of gift-horses, 1823; of shades [‘colours’], 1611.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.assortmentassortment - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
grab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous items
witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' broth - a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew"
range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"
selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
alphabet soup - a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies"
sampler - an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"
2.assortmentassortment - the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
grouping - the activity of putting things together in groups
indexing - the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve
reclassification - classifying something again (usually in a new category)
relegation - the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
stratification - the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
taxonomy - practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
typology - classification according to general type

assortment
Translations
assortment [əˈsɔːtmənt] N
1. (Comm) → surtido m
2. (= mixture) → mezcla f; (= collection) → colección f
there was a strange assortment of guestshabía una extraña mezcla de invitados
Peter was there with an assortment of girlfriendsallí estaba Peter con una colección de amigas
quite an assortment!¡aquí hay de todo!

assortment [əˈsɔːrtmənt] n [shapes, colours, sizes] → assortiment m; [people] → mélange m
an interesting assortment of people → un mélange intéressant de gens

assortment
nMischung f; (of goods)Auswahl f (→ of an +dat), → Sortiment nt(of von); (of ideas)Sammlung f; a whole assortment of boyfriendsein ganzes Sortiment von Freunden

assortment [əˈsɔːtmənt] n (Comm) (mixture) → assortimento
there was a strange assortment of guests → c'era uno strano miscuglio di invitati
assortment [əˈsɔːtmənt] n (Comm) (mixture) → assortimento
there was a strange assortment of guests → c'era uno strano miscuglio di invitati

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