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selection
[ si-lek-shuhn ]
noun
- an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
Antonyms:
- a thing or a number of things selected.
Synonyms: , ,
- an aggregate of things displayed for choice, purchase, use, etc.; a group from which a choice may be made:
The store had a wide selection of bracelets.
- Biology. any natural or artificial process that results in differential reproduction among the members of a population so that the inheritable traits of only certain individuals are passed on, or are passed on in greater proportion, to succeeding generations. Compare natural selection, sexual selection, kin selection, artificial selection.
- Linguistics.
- the choice of one form instead of another in a position where either can occur, as of ask instead of tell or with in the phrase ask me.
- the choice of one semantic or syntactic class of words in a construction, to the exclusion of others that do not occur there, as the choice of an animate object for the verb surprise.
selection
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
noun
- the act or an instance of selecting or the state of being selected
- a thing or number of things that have been selected
- a range from which something may be selected
this shop has a good selection of clothes
- biology the natural or artificial process by which certain organisms or characters are reproduced and perpetuated in the species in preference to others See also natural selection
- a contestant in a race chosen as likely to win or come second or third
- the act of free-selecting
- a tract of land acquired by free-selection
Other Word Forms
- ·tDz· adjective
- ԴDzȴ·tDz noun
- ȴ·tDz noun
- p··tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of selection1
Example Sentences
Judge Garnett also asked prosecutors to remind Bondi and government officials of rules surrounding public statements and their impact on a fair trial and jury selection.
A quarterback was taken first overall, but it was Miami’s Cam Ward, a selection by the Tennessee Titans that had been forecast for weeks.
In addition to the first-round pick, the Chargers are slated to make two selections Friday with the 55th and 86th overall picks.
So, the selection of edge rusher Jared Verse last year with the 19th pick marked the first time the Rams made a first-round pick since Goff.
It’s widely expected that University of Miami quarterback Cam Ward will be the first overall selection Thursday night by the Tennessee Titans.
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