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How to pronounce assortment in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms categorisation, categorization, classification, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization
Type of grouping
Has types stratification, taxonomy, indexing, relegation, typology, reclassification
Derivation assort
Type Words
Synonyms miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety
Type of collection, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage
Has types grab bag, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, witches' broth, alphabet soup, farrago, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum, ragbag, range, sampler, selection, witch's brew, witches' brew, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends


a great assortment of cars was on display.

Examples of assortment

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It will include 13 bedrooms, 14 baths and an assortment of outrageous amenities.
From the forbes.com
Pull together an assortment of shapes, styles, materials, colors and dimensions.
From the kansas.com
A couple of rooms have lavish beds, another an assortment of oriental furniture.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Carrie Moton provided an assortment of cards and note paper for students to use.
From the desmoinesregister.com
From the street, the block is an assortment of closed and struggling businesses.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Stouch sought Laval because of the pitcher's assortment of curves and spitballs.
From the thestate.com
Uniforms are on display, as well as an assortment of pistols, rifles and swords.
From the inrich.com
It was a jubilant street, with an assortment of boutiques, cafes, and toy shops.
From the atwar.blogs.nytimes.com
The assortment should be based on what's best-looking and most appealing to you.
From the nytimes.com
More examples
  • A collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
  • Categorization: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
  • (assorted) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
  • (assorted) of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior"
  • Assortment is Atomic Roosteru2019s first compilation album, issued by Charisma Records in 1973. It is composed of tracks from their first three studio albums.
  • A collection of varying but related items
  • These are assortments of our most popular component parts including Fasteners, Fuses, Electrical Terminals and Brake Pipe Fittings.
  • (Assorted) Cards of the same suit.
  • (Assorted) A collection of cards which includes duplicates of one or more cards. This term is often used for some of the auctions found on eBay.