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The definition of choice is the act of making a selection or the person or thing which is selected.
(noun)An example of choice is someone deciding what to have for dinner.
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See choice in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the act of choosing; selection
- the right, power, or chance to choose; option
- a person or thing chosen
- the best or most preferable part
- a variety from which to choose
- a supply that is well chosen
- an alternative
Origin: ME & OFr chois < choisir, to choose < Goth kausjan, to taste, test: see choose
Related Forms:
- choicely adverb
- choiceness noun
See choice in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The act of choosing; selection.
- The power, right, or liberty to choose; option.
- One that is chosen.
- A number or variety from which to choose: a wide choice of styles and colors.
- The best or most preferable part.
- Care in choosing.
- An alternative.
- a. Of very fine quality.b. Appealing to refined taste.
- Selected with care.
- Of the U.S. Government grade of meat higher than good and lower than prime.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English chois
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from choisir, to choose
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *causīre
Origin: , of Germanic origin; see geus- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- choiceˈly adverb
- choiceˈness noun
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