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assortment

as·sort·ment

UK/əˈsɔːtmənt/ US/ʌˈsɔrtmʌnt/ uncommon

noun

1.

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”
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2.

the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

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Origin

From assort + -ment.

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