Selection Definition

sĭ-lĕkshən
selections
noun
selections
The act of selecting something.
Looked at the pears and made a careful selection.
American Heritage
A selecting or being selected.
Webster's New World
One that is selected, such as a literary or musical text chosen for reading or performance.
For her last selection she sang an old favorite.
American Heritage
A person or thing chosen.
Webster's New World
A group or collection of these.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Selection

Noun

Singular:
selection
Plural:
selections

Origin of Selection

  • From Latin sÄ“lÄ“ctiō (“the act of choosing out, selection"), from sÄ“lÄ“ctus, perfect passive participle of sÄ“ligō (“choose out, select"), from sÄ“- (“apart") + legō (“gather, select").

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