Pronunciation: ə - ' so ̇ r-t ə -tiv
Function: adjective
Date: 1897
: being nonrandom mating based on like or unlike characteristics
– as · sor · ta · tive · ly \ -l ē \ adverb
Pronunciation: ə - ' so ̇ r-t ə -tiv
Function: adjective
Date: 1897
: being nonrandom mating based on like or unlike characteristics
– as · sor · ta · tive · ly \ -l ē \ adverb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012