selection


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selection
n. choice, instance of choosing; assortment, collection of items available to choose; option; state of being chosen

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Selection
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selection

Noun
1. the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
(synonym) choice, option, pick
(hypernym) action
(hyponym) casting
(derivation) choose, take, select, pick out
2. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
(hypernym) assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
3. the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
(synonym) choice, pick
(hypernym) decision making, deciding
(hyponym) pleasure
4. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
(synonym) survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
5. a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
(synonym) excerpt, extract
(hypernym) passage
(hyponym) Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah


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sélection
nf. selection, choice; miscellany, picking, pointing

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selection
n. výběr