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Word:
selection
IPA transcription: [səl'ɛkʃən]
Pronunciations of selection
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
choice, selection, option, pick
Meaning:
the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
Synonyms:
selection
Meaning:
an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
Synonyms:
choice, pick, selection
Meaning:
the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
Usage examples
We find we have a splendid selection of records.
The location was her selection and he loudly applauded her choice.
In the following selection, "larger" is emphatic, for it is the new idea.
The problem included handling and crushing the "run of the mine," without selection.
And the selection will be no easy matter, I said; but we must be brave and do our best.
The above selection includes some of doubtful origin but intrinsic interest.--Crossley.
Read the following selection through to get its meaning and spirit clearly in your mind.
Practically, selection is the only means of improving the innate capacity of any species in any large measure.
The tea-master deems his duty ended with the selection of the flowers, and leaves them to tell their own story.
There followed in orderly succession the inauguration, the selection of cabinet officers and the new administration was launched.
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Evolution
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Introduction to evolution
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Tawny owl
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Durian
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Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Bobcat
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God
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Truthiness
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Project Gutenberg
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