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adj
Of or pertaining to a sort, or kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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adj
Having the character of a sortal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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noun
A type of universal that defines a particular sort of object
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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History
From sort + -al. Coined by John Locke in 1690 in his An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
