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selection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | natural selection, survival, survival of the fittest |
| Type of | activity, natural process, natural action, action |
selection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | excerpt, excerption, extract |
| Type of | passage |
| Has types | analecta, analects, track, chrestomathy, citation, clipping, quote, quotation, cut, cutting, press cutting, press clipping, newspaper clipping |
selection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | choice, option, pick |
| Type of | action |
| Has types | willing, casting, balloting, ballot, volition, vote, voting, election, determination, decision, conclusion, colouration, coloration, sampling |
| Derivation | select |
selection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | smorgasbord, mixture, miscellany, assortment, potpourri, salmagundi, motley, miscellanea, variety, mixed bag |
the store carried a large selection of shoes.
Examples of selection
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In fact, nearly 70 percent of brides get involved in the ring selection process.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Branstad has criticized the judicial selection process and proposed changing it.
From the desmoinesregister.com
She was a first-team all-conference selection in the Suburban South last season.
From the stltoday.com
Sushi is always a good bet, particularly on weekends when the selection expands.
From the sfgate.com
The International Olympic Committee is to make the final selection in late 2009.
From the upi.com
In fact, incredibly, anonymous tax accountants play a big role in the selection.
From the sacbee.com
Auer, the Class 2 player of the year, also was a first-team All-Metro selection.
From the stltoday.com
The play selection, maybe we could do a little better job from the coaching end.
From the post-gazette.com
In September, she and her selection committee watched 44 films in as many hours.
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- Choice: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
- An assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
- Choice: the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
- Survival: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
- Excerpt: a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
- (select) choice: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
- In the context of evolution, certain traits or alleles of genes segregating within a population may be subject to selection. ...
- Selection is a 1982 EP by Canadian band 54u202240. It was the band's first release, appearing on the independent label Mo-Da-Mu.
- Selection referred to "free selection before survey" of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. ...
