"assortiment" meaning in English

See assortiment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: assortiments [plural]
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  1. (non-native speakers' English) Misconstruction of assortment. Tags: alt-of, misconstruction Alternative form of: assortment

Inflected forms

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