Dictionary Check: selection

"selection" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

noun

the act of choosing or selecting

Example: "your choice of colors was unfortunate"
Synonyms:
noun

an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

Example: "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
noun

the person or thing chosen or selected

Example: "he was my pick for mayor"
Synonyms:
noun

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

noun

a passage selected from a larger work

Example: "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"

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