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From sort + -al. Coined by John Locke in 1690 in his An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
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sortal
Today it means: Of or pertaining to a sort, or kind. Full definition →
Today it means: Of or pertaining to a sort, or kind. Full definition →
From sort + -al. Coined by John Locke in 1690 in his An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.