selection

se·lec·tion

 (sĭ-lĕk′shən)

n.

1. The act of selecting something: looked at the pears and made a careful selection.

2. 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.

3.

a. A carefully chosen or representative collection of people or things: a book containing a selection of the author's best work.

b. A range of things from which one can make a choice: a store with a wide selection of magazines. See Synonyms at choice.

4. Biology A natural or artificial process that involves the survival and reproduction of some kinds of organisms instead of others (because they have traits that are better adapted to the environment or that are preferred by a breeder, for example) and results in changes in the traits of a population or species.

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se·lec′tion·al (-shə-nəl) adj.

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selection

(sɪˈlɛkʃən)

n

1. the act or an instance of selecting or the state of being selected

2. 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) biology the natural or artificial process by which certain organisms or characters are reproduced and perpetuated in the species in preference to others. See also natural selection

5. (Horse Racing) a contestant in a race chosen as likely to win or come second or third

6.

a. the act of free-selecting

b. a tract of land acquired by free-selection

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se•lec•tion

(sɪˈlɛk ʃən)

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.

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Selection

 collection of things selected.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	selection - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" choice, option, pick action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" casting - the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie coloration, colouration - choice and use of colors (as by an artist) sampling - (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study decision, determination, conclusion - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" willing, volition - the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition" election - the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession" balloting, vote, voting, ballot - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
	2.	selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes" assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
	3.	selection - the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" choice, pick deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" pleasure - a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" favorite, favourite - something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" way - doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way"
	4.	selection - a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment natural selection, survival of the fittest, survival natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
	5.	selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" excerpt, excerption, extract passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length chrestomathy - a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language analecta, analects - a collection of excerpts from a literary work clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting, cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" track, cut - a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" quotation, quote, citation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

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selection

noun

1. choice, choosing, pick, option, preference Make your selection from the list.

2. anthology, collection, medley, choice, line-up, mixed bag (informal), potpourri, miscellany this selection of popular songs

3. range, variety, assortment, series, collection, array, repertoire, gamut, lineup It offers the widest selection of antiques.

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selection

noun

The act of choosing:

choice, election, option, preference.

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Translations

إخْتِيار، إنتِقاءاِصْطِفَاءمَجْموعَةٌ مُخْتارَه

výběr

udvalgudvælgelse

AuswahlWahlSelektionAuslese

επιλογή

selecciónelección

valikointi

sélectionchoix

odabir

òaî aî velja úr, val; dómnefndval

selezioneassortimentopreselezionescelta

選択

선택

selectie

utvalgutvelgelses-utvelging

wybór

seleção

выбор

izbira

val

การคัดเลือก

seç meseçimseçme kişiler/şeyler

sự lựa chọn

被挑选的过程选择选择物选集

selection

[sɪˈlekʃən]

A. N

1. (= act of choosing) → elección f

2. (= person/thing chosen) → elección f, selección f
selections from (Mus, Literat) → selecciones de

3. (= range, assortment) → surtido m, selección f
the widest selection on the market → el más amplio surtido or la más amplia selección del mercado

B. CPD selection committee N (esp Pol) → comisión f de nombramiento
selection procedure, selection process N → proceso m de selección
selection test N → prueba f de selección

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selection

[sɪˈlɛkʃ^ən]

n

(= fact of being chosen) → sélection f
She stood little chance of selection
BUT Elle avait peu de chances d'être sélectionnée.
selection for the national team → sélection en équipe nationale

(= choice, range) → choix m
We have London's largest selection of office furniture → Nous avons le plus grand choix de meubles de bureau de Londres.

modif [process, panel, procedure] → de sélection selection committeeselection committee n → comité m de sélection

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selection

n

(= choosing) → (Aus)wahl f; (Biol) → Auslese f, → Selektion f

(= person, thing selected) → Wahl f; (= likely winner) → Tipp m; to make one’s selection → seine Wahl treffen; selections from Rossini → ausgewählte Stücke pl → von Rossini; selection commission → Auswahlkommission f; selection committee → Auswahlkommission f; (for exhibition etc) → Jury f

(= range, assortment) → Auswahl f (→ of an +dat)

(Comput) → Markierung f, → Auswahl f

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selection

[sɪˈlɛkʃ/ən] n (gen) → scelta; (of goods) → scelta, selezione f
selections from (Mus, Literature) → brani scelti da

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select

(səˈlekt) verb

to choose or pick from among a number. She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe; You have been selected to represent us on the committee. kies, keur يَخْتار избирам escolher vybrat (si) auswählen vælge διαλέγω, επιλέγωescoger, elegir, seleccionar (välja) valima برگزيدن valita sélectionner לִבחוֹר चुनना, छांटना odabrati, izabrati (ki)választ memilih velja scegliare, selezionare 選ぶ 고르다, 선택하다 išrinkti izvēlēties; izvirzīt (kandidātu) pilih uitkiezenvelge, plukke utwybierać خوښونه، ټاكنه، انتخاب غوره كول، (بيالوجي) دتكامل دقانون دمخې وژوندى دښونو عوژوندى پاته كېدنه (بقاء اصلح escolher a selecta выбирать vybrať (si) izbrati odabrati välja [ut] เลือก seçmek 挑選 вибирати, відбирати انتخاب کرنا tuyển chọn, lựa chọn 精选

adjective

1. picked or chosen carefully. A select group of friends was invited. uitgesoekte مُنْتَخَب избран seleto vybraný ausgewählt udvalgt διαλεκτός selecto, escogido väljavalitud منتخب valikoitu choisiנבחר चुनिंदा odabran, biran válogatott terpilih (út)valinn scelto 選ばれた 선택된 rinktinis tuvākie draugi terpilih uitgelezenutvalgt, utsøktwybrany, wyselekcjonowany ټاكنه selecto selectat отборный; избранный vybraný izbran odabran utvald เลือกเฟ้น seçkin 精選的 відібраний منتخب tuyển, được lựa chọn 精选的

2. intended only for carefully chosen (usually rich or upper-class) people. That school is very select. uitsoekerig راقٍ، مُمْتاز، مُنْتَقى високачествен seleto výběrový exklusiv eksklusiv που προορίζεται για τους εκλεκτούς selecto kõrgkihi jaoks انحصاري eliitti- sélect בַּררָנִי सिर्फ चुनिंदा लोगों के लिए otmjen, ekskluzivan zárt körű selektif ekki opinn hverjum sem er, sem fyrir útvalda esclusivo 上流の (입학 조건이) 까다로운 (prieinamas) tik išrinktiesiems smalks; elitārs; izsmalcināts khas untuk orang terpilih exclusiefeksklusiv, fornemekskluzywny انتخابی selecto select элитарный výberový izbran selektivan exklusiv ที่พิถีพิถัน; ที่ดีเลิศ seçkin, elit 只給有錢或上流社會的人使用的，高級的 вибраний; добірний محدود، خصوصی kén chọn 有钱、有社会地位的人使用的，一流的

seˈlection (-ʃən) noun

1. the act or process of selecting or being selected. a selection of boys for the choir; (also adjective) a selection committee. keur إخْتِيار، إنتِقاء подбор seleção výběr(ový) die Wahl, Wahl-... udvælgelse; udvælgelses- επιλογή, διαλογήelección valimine انتخاب valitseminen sélection; choixבחירה चयन, छांट izbor, odabiranje kiválasztás; válogató seleksi það að velja úr, val; dómnefnd selezione; selezionatore 選抜 선발 parinkimas, atranka izvēle; atlase pemilihan selectie utvelging, utvalg; utvelgelses-selekcja انتخاب selecção selecţie; alegere выбор; отбор výber; výberový izbira selekcija urval, utväljande, uttagning การเลือกคนหรือสิ่งของ seçme (被)挑選(的過程) вибір انتخاب کا عمل sự lựa chọn 选择，被挑选的过程

2. a collection or group of things that have been selected. a selection of verses/fruit. keuse, keur مَجْموعَةٌ مُخْتارَه избрани модели/екземпляри seleção výběr die Auswahl udvalg επιλογή, συλλογήselección valik منتخب valinta sélectionמבחר चयन, चयनिका, संग्रह izbor, odabir válogatás; választék pilihan (úr)val selezione 品ぞろえ 정선물 rinkinys, rinktinė izlase pilihan keuzeutvalgwybór منتخب selecção selecţie, culegere подборка, набор výber izbor selekcija urval, sortiment สิ่งที่ถูกคัดเลือก seçme kişiler/şeyler 選集 збірка; селекція منتخب اشیا کا مجموعہ người, vật, số lượng được chọn lựa 选集

seˈlective (-tiv) adjective

having the power of choice and using it, especially carefully. She is very selective about clothes. selektief, uitsoekerig إنْتِقائي подбиращ exigente vybíravý wählerisch selektiv εκλεκτικός, επιλεκτικόςselectivo valiv خوش سليقه valikoiva sélectif בַּררָנִי वणात्मक, चयनात्मक izbirljiv, selektivan válogatós pemilih valvís; sem er gjarn á/fær að velja selettivo 選択にやかましい 가리다 išrankus, atrankos būdu, atrenkant izvēlīgs; izsmalcināts memilih kieskeurigselektiv, kresen selektywny, wybredny انتخابي، دغوره اوښه انتخاب خاوند exigente selectiv разборчивый výberový; vyberavý; prieberčivý izbirčen selektivan selektiv เลือกอย่างถี่ถ้วน titiz 挑剔的 перебірливий, вибагливий انتخاب کرنے کا اہل có tuyển chọn 精心选择的，有选择力的

selˈlectively adverb

selektief بصورةٍ إنتِقائِيَّه селективно seletivamente vybíravě wählerisch selektivt εκλεκτικά, επιλεκτικά selectivamente, de forma selectiva, con criterio selectivo valikuliselt با كمال سليقه valikoiden sélectivement בְּאוֹפֶן בַּררָנִי वरणात्मकतापूर्वक, चयनात्मकता से selektivno szelektív módon secara selektif af valvísi; takmarkað selettivamente 選択的に 선택적의 su išrankumu ar atlasi; izvēlīgi dengan sikap yang memilih kieskeurigselektivt, kresent wybiórczo دغوره اوښه انتخاب خاوند selectivamente (în mod) selectiv, prin selecţie разборчиво výberovo; prieberčivo izbirajoče, razločujoče selektivno selektivt อย่างเลือกเฟ้น titiz bir şekilde 挑剔地 انتخابیت سے có tuyển chọn 选择地

seˈlectiveness noun

selektiwiteit إنتِقائِيَّه селективност seletividade selektivita die Auswahl selektivitet εκλεκτικότητα, επιλεκτικότητα selectividad valikulisus برگزيدگي valikoivuus sélectivité בַּררָנוּת वरणात्मकता, चयनात्मकता izbirljivost szelektivitás sikap pemilih valvísi selettività 選択的なこと 선택적임 išrankumas izvēlīgums sifat yang memilih kieskeurigheidselektivitet, kresenhet wybiórczość انتخابي selectividade selectivitate разборчивость selektivita selektivnost selektivnost selektivitet การเลือกเฟ้น titizlik 精挑細選 вибірковість; селективність انتخابیت tính chọn lựa 选择性

seˈlector noun

a person who chooses, especially athletes, a team etc. The selectors have announced the cricket team to meet Australia. kieser, keurder المُنْتَخِب، المُنْتَقي селекционер selecionador trenér, -ka der/die Auswählende udvælger; udvælgelseskomite πρόσωπο που επιλέγει π.χ. τους αθλητές μιας ομάδας seleccionador väljavalija انتخاب كننده valitsija sélectionneur/-euse סלקטור चयनकर्ता odabirač, selektor válogató petugas seleksi veljandi, maður sem veldur úr selezionatore, selezionatrice 選択者 선발위원 atrinkėjas (komandas) sastādītājs pemilih lid van de selectiecommissie utvelger, uttakingskomité selekcjoner انتخاب کوونکی seleccionador selecţioner отборщик tréner, -ka selektor selektor medlem av en uttagningskommitté ผู้เลือก seçiçi 選拔者，運動員或球隊選拔委員 комплектувальник انتخاب کنندہ người tuyển chọn 选拔者，选择者

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selection

→ اِصْطِفَاء výběr udvalg Auswahl επιλογή selección valikointi sélection odabir selezione 選択 선택 selectie utvalg wybór seleção выбор val การคัดเลือก seçim sự lựa chọn 选择物

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se·lec·tion

n. selección, elección.

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