assortment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /əˈsɔːtmənt/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English assort Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English assortment From assort + -ment.
Meanings
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A collection of varying but related items.
The tool and die department stocks various hardware assortments, such as cap screws in most thread sizes and assorted lengths.
This box has an assortment of chocolates. There's a picture on the cover so you know which is which.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| assortments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (29)
it assortimento (collection of varying but related items) · de Auswahl (collection of varying but related items) · it varietà (collection of varying but related items) · bg избор (collection of varying but related items) · bg асортимент (collection of varying but related items) · fi joukko (collection of varying but related items) · pt sortimento (collection of varying but related items) · cs kolekce (collection of varying but related items) · ru ассортиме́нт (collection of varying but related items) · ko 모음 (collection of varying but related items) · gd measgachadh (collection of varying but related items) · ru колле́кция (collection of varying but related items) · fi lajitelma (collection of varying but related items) · de ausgewählte Zusammenstellung (collection of varying but related items) · es surtido (collection of varying but related items) · hu választék (collection of varying but related items) · pl asortyment (collection of varying but related items) · fi valikoima (collection of varying but related items) · io sortaro (collection of varying but related items) · ca assortiment (collection of varying but related items) · fr assortiment (collection of varying but related items) · de Sortiment (collection of varying but related items) · nl assortiment (collection of varying but related items) · io asorto (collection of varying but related items) · io asortajo (collection of varying but related items) · ru набо́р (collection of varying but related items) · uk асортиме́нт (collection of varying but related items) · ka ასორტი (collection of varying but related items) · bg сортиране (collection of varying but related items)