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selection
selection /səˈlɛkʃən/
noun
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(
)
The act of choosing or selecting
(
option
, pick
, choice
, selection
)
the act of choosing or selecting
Your choice of colors was unfortunate
your choice of colors was unfortunate
You can take your pick
you can take your pick
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()
An assortment of things from which a choice can be made
(
selection
)
an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
The store carried a large selection of shoes
the store carried a large selection of shoes
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()
The person or thing chosen or selected
(
pick
, selection
, choice
)
the person or thing chosen or selected
He was my pick for mayor
he was my pick for mayor
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A passage selected from a larger work
(
excerpt
, excerption
, extract
, selection
)
a passage selected from a larger work
He presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
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A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
(
natural selection
, selection
, survival
, survival of the fittest
)
a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
Cercopithecus aethiops
Cercopithecus aethiops /sɜːrkoʊˈpɪθɪkʊs iːˈθiːɒps/
noun
-
White and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face
(
Cercopithecus aethiops
, grivet
)
white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face
work shoe
work shoe /wəːk ʃuː/
noun
-
A thick and heavy shoe
(
brogan
, brogue
, work shoe
, clodhopper
)
a thick and heavy shoe
Brogues are a classic style of shoes that can be worn with a suit for a formal occasion or dressed down with jeans for a more casual look
Brogues are a classic style of shoes that can be worn with a suit for a formal occasion or dressed down with jeans for a more casual look
friar
friar /ˈfraɪɝ/
noun
-
A male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
(
friar
, mendicant
)
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
