Kilo Lingo

sort

/sɔːt/

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Translation

A group of things or people that are alike in some way; a kind.

Word origin

From Old French sorte, from Latin sors, meaning a lot, share, or kind.

Origin
Old French
Root
sorte

Grammar

Gender
Pluralsorts

Examples

reading?

"Sort" means a kind or group of things that are alike.

others.

Here "sort" means a kind of person.

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"Sorts" is the plural, meaning more than one sort.

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This word is part of lesson 20.