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(n)
a
category
of
things
distinguished
by
some
common
characteristic
or
quality
; "
sculpture
is
a
form
of
art
"; "
what
kinds
of
desserts
are
there
?"
(n)
an
approximate
definition
or
example
; "
she
wore
a
sort
of
magenta
dress
"; "
she
served
a
creamy
sort
of
dessert
thing
"
(n)
a
person
of
a
particular
character
or
nature
; "
what
sort
of
person
is
he
?"; "
he
''
s
a
good
sort
"
(n)
an
operation
that
segregates
items
into
groups
according
to
a
specified
criterion
; "
the
bottleneck
in
mail
delivery
it
the
process
of
sorting
"
(v)
examine
in
order
to
test
suitability
; "
screen
these
samples
"; "
screen
the
job
applicants
"
(v)
arrange
or
order
by
classes
or
categories
; "
How
would
you
classify
these
pottery
shards
--
are
they
prehistoric
?"
sort Synonyms
assort
class
classify
form
kind
screen
screen out
separate
sieve
sort
sort out
sorting
variety
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