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sort
Verb
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To sort is to divide one group of things into smaller groups of things, so that the things in one smaller group are the same as each other in some way.
He sorted the apples, putting red apples in one basket and green apples in the other basket.
sort
Noun
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A sort is a kind or type.
Red and green are two sorts of apple.
symbol
Noun
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A symbol is a letter or simple picture with a particular meaning.
Most language now use the same set of symbols to represent numbers.
These symbols represent the phone's various functions.
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A symbol is a person or object that represents a group or idea.
These dead trees have become a symbol of pollution.
After a long, cold winter flowers are a symbol of hope for the new season.