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Definition of Selection

1. Noun. The act of choosing or selecting. "You can take your pick"

Exact synonyms: Choice, Option, Pick
Generic synonyms: Action
Specialized synonyms: Casting, Coloration, Colouration, Sampling, Conclusion, Decision, Determination, Volition, Willing, Election, Ballot, Balloting, Vote, Voting
Derivative terms: Opt, Pick, Select

2. Noun. An assortment of things from which a choice can be made. "The store carried a large selection of shoes"

Generic synonyms: Assortment, Miscellanea, Miscellany, Mixed Bag, Mixture, Motley, Potpourri, Salmagundi, Smorgasbord, Variety

3. Noun. The person or thing chosen or selected. "He was my pick for mayor"

Exact synonyms: Choice, Pick
Generic synonyms: Deciding, Decision Making
Specialized synonyms: Pleasure, Favorite, Favourite, Way
Derivative terms: Pick

4. Noun. A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment.

Exact synonyms: Natural Selection, Survival, Survival Of The Fittest
Generic synonyms: Action, Activity, Natural Action, Natural Process

5. Noun. A passage selected from a larger work. "He presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"

Exact synonyms: Excerpt, Excerption, Extract
Generic synonyms: Passage
Specialized synonyms: Chrestomathy, Analecta, Analects, Clipping, Cutting, Newspaper Clipping, Press Clipping, Press Cutting, Cut, Track, Citation, Quotation, Quote
Specialized synonyms: Haftarah, Haftorah, Haphtarah, Haphtorah
Derivative terms: Excerpt, Extract