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Assorted vs Selected - What's the difference?

assorted | selected |

As verbs the difference between assorted and selected

is that assorted is (assort) while selected is (select).

As adjectives the difference between assorted and selected

is that assorted is comprised of a number of different kinds or types; mixed; miscellaneous while selected is that have been selected or chosen.

assorted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (assort)
  • Adjective

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

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    selected

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • That have been selected or chosen.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= David Van Tassel], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/lee-dehaan Lee DeHaan
  • , title= Wild Plants to the Rescue , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Plant breeding is always a numbers game.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (select)
  • Anagrams

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