selection, n.
(selections)
freq. cnt. 16
(selections)
freq. cnt. 16
the act of choosing or selecting
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8
choice option pick selection
sample sentences
"your choice of colors was unfortunate""you can take your pick"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
selection
sample sentences
"the store carried a large selection of shoes"
semantic pointers
hypernym
the person or thing chosen or selected
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
choice pick selection
sample sentences
"he was my pick for mayor"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a passage selected from a larger work
<noun.communication>
excerpt excerption extract selection
sample sentences
"he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
chrestomathy
analects, analecta
press clipping, clipping, newspaper clipping, cutting, press cutting
cut, track
quotation, quote, citation
instance hyponym
a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
<noun.process>
natural selection selection survival survival of the fittest
semantic pointers
hypernym