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sort
An approximate definition or example
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noun
An approximate definition or example
“She wore a sort of magenta dress”
noun
A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
“Sculpture is a form of art”
noun
A person of a particular character or nature
“What sort of person is he?”
noun
An operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
“The bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting”
verb
Arrange or order by classes or categories
“How would you classify these pottery shards — are they prehistoric?”
verb
Examine in order to test suitability
“Screen these samples”
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She wore a sort of magenta dress
She served a creamy sort of dessert thing
Sculpture is a form of art
What kinds of desserts are there?
What sort of person is he?
He's a good sort
The bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting
How would you classify these pottery shards — are they prehistoric?
Screen these samples
Screen the job applicants
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