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Webster 1913 Edition
Assortment
As-sort′ment
(-ment)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
assortiment
.] 1.
Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes.
2.
A collection or quantity of things distributed into kinds or sorts; a number of things assorted.
3.
A collection containing a variety of sorts or kinds adapted to various wants, demands, or purposes;
as, an
. assortment
of goodsWebster 1828 Edition
Assortment
ASSORT'MENT
, n.1.
The act of distributing into sorts, kinds of classes, or of selecting and suiting things.2.
A mass or quantity distributed into kinds or sorts; or a number of things assorted.3.
A number of things of the same kind, varied in size, color, quality, price, form, or the like, to suit the market, the wants of people, or various purposes; as an assortment of thread, of silks, of calicoes, &c.An assortment of paintings.
4.
A variety of sorts or kinds adapted to various wants, demands or purposes; as an assortment of goods.Definition 2024
assortment
assortment
English
Noun
assortment (plural assortments)
- A collection of varying but related items.
- This box has an assortment of chocolates, there's a picture on the cover so you know which is which.
Synonyms
- diversity, Whitman's sampler
- See also wikisaurus:hodgepodge