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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sor•ti•tion n.

the casting or drawing of lots.

Latin sortītiōn- (stem of sortītiō), equivalent. to sortīt(us) (past participle of sortīrī to draw lots, derivative of sors lot, portion; see sort, -ite²) + -iōn- -ion
1590–1600

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