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sortal.

Of or pertaining to a sort, or kind.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a sort, or kind.

    not-comparable
  2. Having the character of a sortal.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From sort + -al. Coined by John Locke in 1690 in his An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

noun
  1. A type of universal that defines a particular sort of object

Where this word comes from

From sort + -al. Coined by John Locke in 1690 in his An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.