Selection Definition
sĭ-lĕkshən
selections
noun
selections
The act of selecting something.
Looked at the pears and made a careful selection.
American Heritage
A selecting or being selected.
Webster's New World
One that is selected, such as a literary or musical text chosen for reading or performance.
For her last selection she sang an old favorite.
American Heritage
A person or thing chosen.
Webster's New World
A group or collection of these.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- variety
- range
- assortment
- choice
- Mendelian fitness
- biogenesis
- Darwinian process
- adaptation
- change by sport
- modification
- methodical selection
- unconscious selection
- sexual-selection
- natural-selection
- survival-of-the-fittest
Other Word Forms of Selection
Noun
Singular:
selection
Plural:
selectionsOrigin of Selection
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From Latin sÄ“lÄ“ctiō (“the act of choosing out, selection"), from sÄ“lÄ“ctus, perfect passive participle of sÄ“ligō (“choose out, select"), from sÄ“- (“apart") + legō (“gather, select").
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