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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAssortment
/əˈsɔːrt.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A collection of different items or types of things.
"The store offers a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables." - 2
A variety or selection of items, often used in the context of products or goods.
"She chose an assortment of chocolates for the gift basket."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'assortiment', stemming from 'assortir' (to match or sort), combining the Latin prefix 'ad-' (to) and 'sors' (lot, sort). It entered the English language in the late 17th century, initially denoting a classification or grouping of things according to their kind or quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Assortment" is said worldwide
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Assortiment
Transliteration: a.sɔʁ.ti.mɑ̃
"Le magasin propose un large assortiment de fruits."
Sortiment
Transliteration: zɔʁ.tiˈmɛnt
"Der Laden hat ein großes Sortiment an Gemüse."
Assortimento
Transliteration: as.sor.tiˈmen.to
"Il negozio offre un assortimento di dolci."
Asortimento
Transliteration: asor.tiˈmen.to
"La tienda tiene un asortimento de productos variados."
Sortimento
Transliteration: soʁ.tʃiˈmen.tu
"A loja oferece um sortimento de frutas."
विविधता
Transliteration: vividhata
"दुकान में फलों की विविधता है।"
多样性
Transliteration: duōyàngxìng
"商店提供各种水果的多样性。"
다양성
Transliteration: dayangseong
"가게는 다양한 과일을 제공합니다."
品揃え
Transliteration: しなぞろえ
"店は様々な果物の品揃えを提供しています。"
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