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selection

noun

the act of choosing or selecting

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
EL
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

səˈlɛkʃən

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the act of choosing or selecting

    “your choice of colors was unfortunate”

noun

  1. the person or thing chosen or selected

    “he was my pick for mayor”

noun

  1. a passage selected from a larger work

    “he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings”

noun

  1. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

    “the store carried a large selection of shoes”

noun

  1. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

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Example Sentences

your choice of colors was unfortunate
you can take your pick
he was my pick for mayor
he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
the store carried a large selection of shoes

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