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selection

se·lec·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [si-lek-shuh n]
    • /sɪˈlɛk ʃən/
    • /sɪˈlekʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [si-lek-shuh n]
    • /sɪˈlɛk ʃən/

Definitions of selection word

  • noun selection an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice. 1
  • noun selection a thing or a number of things selected. 1
  • noun selection 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 selection 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 selection 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
  • noun selection choice 1

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Origin of selection

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 Selection

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

selection 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

selection usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for selection

noun selection

  • accoutrement — Accoutrements are all the things you have with you when you travel or when you take part in a particular activity.
  • accoutrements — all the things you have with you when you travel or take part in a particular activity, such as clothing and equipment
  • adoption — the act of adopting: the adoption of a new amendment.
  • analects — selected literary passages from one or more works
  • anthology — An anthology is a collection of writings by different writers published together in one book.

Antonyms for selection

noun selection

  • castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned

Top questions with selection

  • what is natural selection?
  • what is artificial selection?
  • what does natural selection mean?
  • what is directional selection?
  • which type of selection tends to increase genetic variation?
  • how does natural selection lead to evolution?
  • what is sexual selection?
  • how does artificial selection differ from natural selection?
  • what is stabilizing selection?
  • which best summarizes the concept of natural selection?
  • who came up with natural selection?
  • what is disruptive selection?
  • what are the four parts of natural selection?
  • which of the following is an example of directional selection?
  • how does natural selection work?

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