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as·sort·ed

 (ə-sôr′tĭd)
adj.
Consisting of a number of different kinds: assorted sizes. See Synonyms at miscellaneous.
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assorted

(əˈsɔːtɪd)
adj
1. consisting of various kinds mixed together; miscellaneous: assorted sweets.
2. arranged in sorts; classified: assorted categories.
3. matched; suited (esp in the combinations well-assorted, ill-assorted)
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as•sort•ed

(əˈsɔr tɪd)

adj.
1. consisting of different or various kinds; mixed or miscellaneous.
2. matched; suited.
[1790–1800]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.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
heterogeneous, heterogenous - consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"
2.assorted - of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformityassorted - 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"
different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"
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assorted

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assorted

adjective
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Translations
مُنَوَّع، مُتَنَوِّع
míchanýnejrůznějšírozmanitý
assorteret
af ÿmsu tagi
asortimentasįvairus
dažādšķirņu-
çeşitlikarışıktürlü türlü

assorted

[əˈsɔːtɪd] ADJsurtido
assorted cakespasteles surtidos
he dined with assorted ministerscenó con diversos ministros
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

assorted

[əˈsɔːrtɪd] adj [flowers, shapes, items, styles, designs] → de toutes sortes; [colours] → assorti(e)
a small bunch of assorted wild flowers → un petit bouquet de fleurs des champs de toutes sortes
a box of assorted biscuits → un assortiment de biscuits
in assorted sizes → de toutes tailles
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

assorted

adj
(= mixed)gemischt
(= matched)zusammengestellt ? ill-assorted
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assorted

[əˈsɔːtɪd] adjassortito/a
in assorted sizes → in diverse taglie
ill-/well-assorted (matched) → mal/ben assortito/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

assorted

(əˈsoːtid) adjective
mixed; of or containing various different kinds. assorted colours; assorted sweets.
asˈsortment noun
a mixture or variety. an assortment of garments.
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While in that frame of mind he leaned thoughtlessly against a druggist's show-window, wherein were one hundred and fifty kinds of assorted snakes.
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The company indeed was perfectly assorted, since all the members belonged to the little inner group of people who, during the long New York season, disported themselves together daily and nightly with apparently undiminished zest.
He made his carpet in circles--first a circle of old gray tomcats, with their tails all pointing toward the center; then a circle of yellow cats; next a circle of black cats and a circle of white ones; then a circle of all sorts of cats; and, finally, a centerpiece of assorted kittens.
They selected all the newest and cleanest bills and assorted them into various piles.
For several days this strangely assorted pair roamed the jungle together.