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- US Pronunciation
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- [si-lek-shuh n]
- /sɪˈlɛk ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [si-lek-shuh n]
- /sɪˈlɛk ʃən/
Definitions of reselection word
- noun reselection an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice. 1
- noun reselection a thing or a number of things selected. 1
- noun reselection 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. 1
- noun reselection Biology. any natural or artificial process that results in differential reproduction among the members of a population so that the inheritable traits of only certain individuals are passed on, or are passed on in greater proportion, to succeeding generations. Compare natural selection, sexual selection, kin selection, artificial selection. 1
- noun reselection Linguistics. the choice of one form instead of another in a position where either can occur, as of ask instead of tell or with in the phrase ask me. the choice of one semantic or syntactic class of words in a construction, to the exclusion of others that do not occur there, as the choice of an animate object for the verb surprise. 1
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Origin of reselection
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Latin sēlēctiōn- (stem of sēlēctiō), equivalent to sēlēct(us) (see select) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Reselection
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reselection popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
reselection usage trend in Literature
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