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selection

14 ENTRIES FOUND:

se·lec·tion

noun \sə-ˈlek-shən\

Definition of SELECTION

1
: the act or process of selecting : the state of being selected
2
: one that is selected : choice; also : a collection of selected things
3
: a natural or artificial process that results or tends to result in the survival and propagation of some individuals or organisms but not of others with the result that the inherited traits of the survivors are perpetuated — compare darwinism, natural selection

Examples of SELECTION

  1. The selection of the best poem was difficult.
  2. <his selection of a running mate was a long, tedious affair>

First Known Use of SELECTION

circa 1623

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