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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.
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 51Թ Forms
- selectional adjective
- nonselection noun
- reselection noun
- superselection noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of selection1
Example Sentences
Whatever else might turn up in the future, the current selection at the Hammer represents the brilliant early start of Davis’ abbreviated career.
During jury selection, the juror indicated on a questionnaire that he lived in the Bronx area of New York.
The fly-half's return means he is available for selection by England for their forthcoming tour to Argentina - and in theory he could even make the Lions squad should there be an injury.
This is an adaptation — in evolutionary biology, a trait that arose due to natural selection.
But if you missed out on tickets to either of those, here's a selection of other festivals you can still get tickets for.
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