assortment

əˈsɔːrtmənt

Definition

Definition of assortment - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

organizationgroup of different but related things together

The store offers an assortment of candies.
He displayed an assortment of rare coins.
The buffet had an assortment of dishes.

selection

variety

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Expressions with assortment

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product assortment

set of different goods offered together by a business or store

The store adjusted its product assortment to include healthier snack options.

law of independent assortment

principle where genes separate independently during gamete formation

The law of independent assortment explains genetic variation in siblings.

Origin of assortment

Old French, assortir (to assort)

Terms with assortment included in their meaning

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cheese tray

assortment

selection of cheeses presented on a tray

mixed nuts

food

assortment of different types of nuts

variety of food

cuisine

assortment of dishes available

salad

mixture

any mixture or assortment of varied things

beer flight

brewery tour

assortment of small beer samples, often served together on a holder

collection of ideas

different viewpoints

assortment of different viewpoints

lawn mixture

gardening

assortment of grass seeds for creating a lawn

sundry

adj.

miscellaneous

consisting of an assortment of different kinds

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French:assortiment, ...
German:Auswahl, ...
Italian:assortimento, ...
Spanish:variedad, ...
Portuguese:variedade, ...
Chinese:多样组合, ...
Japanese:詰め合わせ, ...
Arabic:تَشْكِيلَة, ...
Hebrew:מִבְחָר, ...
Russian:ассортимент, ...
Ukrainian:асортимент, ...
Hindi:विविध चयन, ...
Bengali:সমাহার, ...
Catalan:assortiment, ...
Czech:sortiment, ...
Danish:sortiment, ...
Dutch:assortiment, ...
Greek:ποικιλία, ...
Hungarian:választék, ...
Khmer:សំណុំចម្រុះ, ...
Korean:모음, ...
Persian:مجموعه, ...
Polish:wybór, ...
Portuguese (BR):variedade, ...
Romanian:sortiment, ...
Swedish:sortiment, ...
Thai:ของหลากหลายชนิด, ...
Turkish:çeşitlilik, ...
Vietnamese:tập hợp, ...

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