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selection

/ selection /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
"the store carried a large selection of shoes"
Type of:
assortment mixture mixed bag
noun Sense 2
the act of choosing or selecting
"your choice of colors was unfortunate"
"you can take your pick"
Type of:
action
Kinds of:
casting coloration colouration sampling decision
Derived:
pick choose prefer opt take
noun Sense 3
the person or thing chosen or selected
"he was my pick for mayor"
Type of:
decision making deciding
Kinds of:
pleasure favorite favourite way
Derived:
pick
noun Sense 4
a passage selected from a larger work
"he presented excerpts from William James'' philosophical writings"
Type of:
passage
Kinds of:
Haftorah Haftarah Haphtorah Haphtarah analects
Derived:
excerpt extract take out
noun Sense 5
a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
Type of:
natural process natural action action
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
1
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assortment mixture mixed bag action casting coloration colouration sampling decision decision making deciding pleasure