US /əˈsɔrtɪd/ UK /əˈsɔːtɪd/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    consisting of various kinds grouped together

    The tin held assorted biscuits, none of them quite to her taste.

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Synonyms
1 adj · consisting of various kinds... variedmixeddiversemiscellaneoussundryheterogeneousvarious
Word family
Related forms assortassortmentsort

Etymology

Past participle of assort, from Middle French assortir ('to distribute by kinds'), from a- ('to') + sorte ('kind'), from Latin sors, sortem ('lot, share').

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