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as⋅sort⋅ed

  [uh-sawr-tid]
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–adjective
1. consisting of different or various kinds; miscellaneous: assorted flavors; assorted sizes.
2. consisting of selected kinds; arranged in sorts or varieties: rows of assorted vegetables.
3. matched; suited.
Origin:
1790–1800; assort + -ed 2

as⋅sort

  [uh-sawrt]
–verb (used with object)
1. to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
2. to furnish with a suitable assortment or variety of goods; make up of articles likely to suit a demand.
3. Archaic. to group with others of the same or similar kind; connect or identify as of a similar class; associate (usually fol. by with).
–verb (used without object)
4. to agree in sort or kind; be matched or suited.
5. to associate; consort.
Origin:
1480–90; < MF assorter. See as-, sort

Related forms:
as⋅sort⋅a⋅tive, as⋅sort⋅ive, adjective
as⋅sort⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
as⋅sort⋅er, noun
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as·sort   (ə-sôrt')   
v.   as·sort·ed, as·sort·ing, as·sorts

v.   tr.
  1. To separate into groups according to kind; classify.
  2. To supply with (an appropriate variety or assortment, as of goods).
v.   intr.
  1. To agree in kind; fall into the same class.
  2. To associate with others; keep company.

[Middle English assorte, from Old French assorter : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + sorte, kind (from Latin sors, sort-, chance, lot; see ser-2 in Indo-European roots).]
as·sor'ta·tive (ə-sôr'tə-tĭv) adj., as·sort'er n.
as·sort·ed   (ə-sôr'tĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Consisting of a number of different kinds: assorted sizes. See Synonyms at miscellaneous.
  2. Separated according to kind or class.
  3. Suited or matched. Often used in combination: well-assorted accessories; an ill-assorted set of ski equipment.
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Assorted

As*sort"ed\ ([a^]s*s[^o]rt"[e^]d), a. Selected; culled.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : assorted
Spanish: surtido, variado,
German: gemischt,
Japanese: 取り合わせた
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