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selection
selection
noun
Definition of SELECTION
1
the act or process of selecting <his selection of a running mate was a long, tedious affair>
2
a person or thing that is chosen <our selection was the third entrant in the dog show>
Related Words favorite, like, liking, preference; elective, option; appointment, designation, nomination; appointee, candidate, nominee, selectee; preselection
Antonyms rejectee
3
the power, right, or opportunity to choose <the inn's table d'hôte is excellent, but there's very limited selection>
Synonyms alternative, discretion, druthers [dialect], election, liberty, option, pick, preference, selection, volition, way
Related Words determination, free will, will; say, voice, vote; inclination, liking, partiality, penchant, predilection, proclivity, propensity, tendency; discernment, judgment (or judgement), perspicacity
4
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole <a selection of the company's latest line of products for display at the trade show>
Related Words case, example, exemplar, exemplification, illustration, instance, representative, specimen; archetype, classic, locus classicus, paradigm, prototype; microcosm
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