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To sort is to put things in order or group them into categories. (verb)

When you put all your white clothes together and all your dark clothes together, this is an example of a situation where you sort your clothes.

A sort is a particular kind of person, attitude or action that has a distinctive feature or characteristic. (noun)

  1. A group of people who are kind are an example of a kind sort of people.
  2. A person who is quiet is an example of a quiet sort of person.

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