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Assortment vs Assorted - What's the difference?

assortment | assorted |

As a noun assortment

is a collection of varying but related items.

As a verb assorted is

past tense of assort.

As an adjective assorted is

comprised of a number of different kinds or types; mixed; miscellaneous.

assortment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A collection of varying but related items.
    • This box has an assortment of chocolates, there's a picture on the cover so you know which is which.

    Synonyms

    * diversity, Whitman's sampler * See also

    assorted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (assort)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Comprised of a number of different kinds or types; mixed; miscellaneous.

    • Anagrams

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