assortment.
A collection of varying but related items.
Meaning & usage
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.
The tool and die department stocks various hardware assortments, such as cap screws in most thread sizes and assorted lengths.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English assort Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English assortment From assort + -ment.
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