Hypertext Webster Gateway: "assortment"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Assortment \As*sort"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. assortiment.]
1. Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or
classes.
2. A collection or quantity of things distributed into kinds
or sorts; a number of things assorted.
3. A collection containing a variety of sorts or kinds
adapted to various wants, demands, or purposes; as, an
assortment of goods.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
assortment
n : a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a
great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a
variety of disorders" [syn: {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany},
{miscellanea}, {variety}, {potpourri}, {motley}]
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