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   selection

   /sɪˈlɛkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable: "such men decided the selection of candidates"
   • ▪ a number of carefully chosen things: "the publication of a selection of his poems" Similar anthologyassortmentchoicemiscellanymedleypot-pourricollectionassemblage
   • ▪ a range of things from which a choice may be made: "the restaurant offers a wide selection of hot and cold dishes" Similar choicepickoptionpreferenceelectionrangearraydiversitydisplayvarietyassortmentmixtureline-upsetrepertoire
   • ▪ a horse or horses tipped as worth bets in a race or meeting: "I make Dayflower the selection for the Irish 1000 Guineas"
   • ▪ data highlighted on a computer screen for a particular operation: "your selection may not contain two different data types"
   • 2. a process in which environmental or genetic influences determine which types of organism thrive better than others, regarded as a factor in evolution: "there has been more than enough time for selection to generate specific DNA sequences of the required length"
   • 3. the action of choosing and acquiring plots of land for small farming on terms favourable to the buyer: historical Australian, New Zealand "blocks ranging in area from 158 to 3,102 acres have been thrown open for selection"
   • ▪ a plot of land acquired by selection.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin selectio(n-), from seligere ‘select by separating off’ (see select).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › selectionSelection Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SELECTION is the act or process of selecting : the state of being selected. How to use selection in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Selection.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSELECTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SELECTION definition: 1. the act of choosing someone or something: 2. a choice or range of different types of something…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSELECTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   a thing or number of things that have been selected. 3. a range from which something may be selected. this shop has a good selection of clothes. 4. biology. the natural or artificial process by which certain organisms or characters are reproduced and perpetuated in the species in preference to others.

5. www.britannica.com › dictionary › selectionSelection Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   SELECTION meaning: 1 : the act of choosing something or someone from a group sometimes used before another noun; 2 : someone or something that is chosen from a group.

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   SELECTION meaning: 1. the act of choosing someone or something: 2. a choice or range of different types of something…. Learn more.

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   a thing or a number of things selected. Synonyms: pick, gathering, collection. an aggregate of things displayed for choice, purchase, use, etc.; a group from which a choice may be made: The store had a wide selection of bracelets.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › selectionSelection - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Selection means the act of choosing, the thing chosen, or the offerings to be chosen from among. Selection can also mean a passage excerpted (or selected) from a longer text. Church services often involve reading a day's selection from the Bible.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › selectionSelection - definition of selection by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected. 2. a thing or a number of things selected. 3. an aggregate of things displayed for choice, purchase, use, etc. 4. a process that results in some members of a population having greater success in perpetuating their genetic traits.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishselection noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of selection noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    selection meaning, definition, what is selection: the careful choice of a particular perso...: Learn more.