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assortment

1 of 1noun
/ə.ˈsɔrt.mənt/
Forms:assortments
1

a group of various kinds or categories of items or people

  • The gift basket contained an assortment of chocolates, fruits, and cheeses.
  • She displayed an assortment of vintage postcards from around the world.
  • The store offers an assortment of kitchen gadgets and utensils.
  • His bookshelf was filled with an assortment of novels, biographies, and reference books.
  • The artist's studio was cluttered with an assortment of brushes, paints, and canvases.
2

the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type