"sortsa" meaning in English

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Contraction

Forms: sorta [singular]
Etymology: Written form of a reduction of sorts of. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sorts of}} sorts of Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|singular|sorta}} sortsa (singular sorta)
  1. (colloquial) Sorts of. Wikipedia link: reduction (linguistics) Tags: colloquial, contraction Related terms: kindsa

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