assortment

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˈsɔrtmənt/ UK /əˈsɔːtmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a varied collection of different items or kinds

The shop offered a wide assortment of imported cheeses.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a varied collection of... variety selection mixture collection array miscellany medley

Word family

Related forms assort assorted sort

Etymology

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

assortir Middle French sors Latin

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# assortment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈsɔrtmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈsɔːtmənt/

## Meanings
1. a varied collection of different items or kinds

## Examples
- The shop offered a wide assortment of imported cheeses.

## Synonyms
- variety
- selection
- mixture
- collection
- array
- miscellany
- medley

## Related Forms
- assort
- assorted
- sort

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: assortir
- Root: sors

## Etymology
From assort + -ment, from Middle French assortir ('to distribute by kinds'), from a- ('to') + sorte ('kind'), from Latin sors, sortem ('lot, share').

## AI Etymology
Assortment is from assort + -ment, from Middle French assortir ('to distribute by kinds'), from a- ('to') + sorte ('kind'), from Latin sors, sortem ('lot, share'). Important recorded forms include assortir (Middle French) and sors (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a varied collection of different items or kinds. The wider family includes related words such as assort, assorted, and sort.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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