select /si-lektˈ/

1. To pick out from a number by preference
2. (also block) to choose (eg text) for manipulation (computing)
3. To free-select (Aust)

1. Picked out
2. Choice
3. Exclusive

selecˈtable adjective

selecˈted adjective

selectˈee noun

A person who is selected, esp (US) a person selected for military service

selecˈtion noun

1. The act of selecting
2. A thing or collection of things selected
3. A potpourri (music)
4. The process by which some individuals contribute more offspring than others to the next generation, in natural selection through intrinsic differences in fertility and survival, and in artificial selection through the breeder's choice of parents (biology)
5. A horse selected as likely to win a race
6. A number or group of things from which to select
7. Free-selection (Aust)

Relating to or consisting of selection

selecˈtionist noun

A person who believes that natural selection is responsible for evolution and diversity in natural systems (also adjective)

selecˈtive adjective

1. Having or exercising power of selection
2. Able to discriminate, eg between different frequencies
3. Choosing, involving, etc, only certain things or people

selecˈtively adverb

selecˈtiveness noun

selectivˈity /sel-/ noun

Ability to discriminate

selectˈness noun

selectˈor noun

selectoˈrial adjective

select committee noun

A number of members of parliament chosen to report and advise on some matter

selective attention see under attention

selective mating noun

The selection of mates, based on some outward characteristic (eg tail length in birds) and/or on competition between members of the same sex

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