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- pronunciation:
- s
lek
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an act, instance, or process of selecting, or the condition of being selected.
His selection of a tie for work was always done with impatience.No one could understand the boss's selection of this person for the job.The selection of class president is done by a vote.She was surprised at her selection for this honor.- synonyms:
- choice, election, pick
- antonyms:
- rejection
- similar words:
- option
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| definition 2: |
something or someone selected.
She is this year's selection for the award.He wasn't really happy with his selection of dessert.- synonyms:
- choice, pick
- antonyms:
- rejection
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| definition 3: |
a group from which things or people may be selected.
This store has a large selection of vegetables.- synonyms:
- variety
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| definition 4: |
in biology, the process taking place over many generations by which one variant of a particular organism survives over another; natural selection.
- synonyms:
- natural selection
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| related words: |
alternative, aria, arrangement, array, assignment, assortment, choice, crop, drawing, election, excerpt, extract, fare, nomination, passage, pick, preference |
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