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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
Noun
a collection of various things or sorts

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] nsurtido
assortment [əˈsɔːtmənt] nassortiment m;
(of people) → mélange m
assortment [əˈsɔːtmənt] nMischung f;
(of books, people etc) → Ansammlung f
assortment [əˈsɔːtmənt] nassortimento


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