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selection

/səˈlɛkʃən/noun3 syllables

Selection means: the act of choosing or selecting.

Synonyms for selection12

noun, as in the act of choosing or selecting

noun, as in a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection

noun, as in a passage selected from a larger work

excerpt, excerption, extract

noun, as in the person or thing chosen or selected

also used for selection

subset, number, piece

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What does selection mean?5

noun

1

the act of choosing or selecting“your choice of colors was unfortunate”

2

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

3

a passage selected from a larger work“he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings”

4

the person or thing chosen or selected“he was my pick for mayor”

5

an assortment of things from which a choice can be made“the store carried a large selection of shoes”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with selection?29

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Selection in a sentence

  • As he does a lot of drawing, he owns a large selection of rubbers.sundown
  • When you go back, the selection you made is canceled.MrOhno
  • My mother prefers the arbitrary selection of the lottery machines over my lucky numbers.Zifre
  • It offers a mouth-watering selection of delights.AlanF_US
  • Rules in connection with staff selection are set as follows.unknown
  • The old selection process for judges was very unfair.Scott
  • Our random selection has chosen you as a possible winner!human600
  • We have a wide selection of fruit and vegetables in our shop.sundown

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Forms of selection

as a noun

plural
selections