selection

B1 Topic:Biology & Genetics

US /səˈlɛkʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #7215

Meanings

1

noun
a range of things to choose from

The shop has a wide selection of shoes.
2

noun
the act of choosing someone or something

The selection of the new manager took weeks.
3

noun
a group of items chosen from a larger collection

I brought a selection of cheeses for the party.

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Synonyms

2 noun · the act of choosing someone... choice option pick

3 noun · a group of items chosen... subset

Word family

Forms selections

Derived forms autoselectionbioselectionc-selectionchemoselectioncontraselectioncoselectioncounterselectiondeselectiondownselectioneclectionenantioselectionhomoselection

Related forms elect election elective eliteelitismelitistpanselectivepanselectivistselectselectabilityselectableselectance

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Phrases (1)

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adverse selection
a market problem in which unequal information affects who buys or sells a product

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sēlēctiō (“the act of choosing out, selection”), from sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“apart”) + legō (“gather, select”). Equivalent to select + -ion.

sēlēctiō Latin

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# selection

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /səˈlɛkʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 7215

## Meanings
1. a range of things to choose from
2. the act of choosing someone or something
3. a group of items chosen from a larger collection

## Examples
- The shop has a wide selection of shoes.
- The selection of the new manager took weeks.
- I brought a selection of cheeses for the party.

## Synonyms
- choice

## Derived Forms
- autoselection
- bioselection
- c-selection
- chemoselection
- contraselection
- coselection
- counterselection
- deselection
- downselection
- eclection
- enantioselection
- homoselection

## Related Forms
- elect
- election
- elective
- elite
- elitism
- elitist
- panselective
- panselectivist
- select
- selectability
- selectable
- selectance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sēlēctiō

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin sēlēctiō (“the act of choosing out, selection”), from sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“apart”) + legō (“gather, select”). Equivalent to select + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Selection is a learned borrowing from Latin sēlēctiō (“the act of choosing out, selection”), from sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“apart”) + legō (“gather, select”). Equivalent to select + -ion. Important forms in the word's history include Latin sēlēctiō. In current use it includes senses such as a range of things to choose from and the act of choosing someone or something.

## Topics
- Biology & Genetics
- Abstract Ideas

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