eng: sort

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