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selection

Letters that make selection

s, o, e, l, n, c, t, i are letters that make 'selection'

Words within selection

el, election, ti, EC, elect, SE, EL, on, select, ECT, CT, Io, ion, LE, Se, Ti are words within 'selection'

selection is a 9 letter word ending with n
selection is a 9 letter word starting with s

5 possible definitions for 'selection'

Selection as "the person or thing chosen or selected"

Under this definition, selection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

choice, pick have the same meaning as 'selection'

selection as a type

'selection' can be a type of decision making, deciding.

Types of selection

favorite, favourite, way, pleasure are types of 'selection'.

Derivatives of selection

pick is a derivative of selection.

Selection as "an assortment of things from which a choice can be made"

Under this definition, selection is a noun and has the following properties:

selection as a type

'selection' can be a type of mixed bag, miscellanea, salmagundi, smorgasbord, motley, mixture, assortment, potpourri, variety, miscellany.

Example of selection used within this context

"the store carried a large selection of shoes"

Selection as "a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment"

Under this definition, selection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection have the same meaning as 'selection'

selection as a type

'selection' can be a type of natural process, activity, action, natural action.

Selection as "a passage selected from a larger work"

Under this definition, selection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

excerpt, excerption, extract have the same meaning as 'selection'

selection as a type

'selection' can be a type of passage.

Types of selection

press cutting, chrestomathy, track, citation, quote, cut, quotation, cutting, clipping, analects, analecta, newspaper clipping, press clipping are types of 'selection'.

Instances of selection

Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah. are instances of 'selection'

Derivatives of selection

take out, excerpt, extract are derivatives of 'selection'.

Selection as "the act of choosing or selecting"

Under this definition, selection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

choice, option, pick have the same meaning as 'selection'

selection as a type

'selection' can be a type of action.

Types of selection

willing, election, vote, casting, coloration, colouration, sampling, decision, determination, conclusion, volition, ballot, voting, balloting are types of 'selection'.

Derivatives of selection

pick out, choose, prefer, opt, pick, select, take are derivatives of 'selection'.