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Webster 1913 Edition


Selection

Se-lec′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
selectio
: cf. F.
sélection
.]
.
The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.
2.
That which is selected; a collection of things chosen;
as, a choice
selection
of books
.
Natural selection
.
(Biol.)
See under
Natural
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Selection

SELEC'TION

,
Noun.
[L. selectio.]
1. The act of choosing and taking from among a number; a taking from a number by preference.
2. A numbers of things selected or taken from others by preference. I have a small but valuable selection of books.

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sélection

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French

Noun

sélection f (plural sélections)

  1. selection

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