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nounthe person or thing chosen or selectedtype of:
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nouna natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environmenttype of:
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nouna passage selected from a larger work
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nounthe act of choosing or selectingtype of:
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"the store carried a large selection of shoes"nounan assortment of things from which a choice can be made
Definition that contains selection
- anyone One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody.
- cut divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- cut a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- pass go successfully through a test or a selection process
- track a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- challenge a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
- diet a prescribed selection of foods
- darwin English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
- spencer English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
- selective characterized by very careful or fastidious selection