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Noun [English]

IPA: /səˈlɛkʃən/ Audio: en-us-selection.ogg Forms: selections [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkʃən Etymology: From Latin sēlēctiō (“the act of choosing out, selection”), from sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“apart”) + legō (“gather, select”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sēlēctiō||the act of choosing out, selection}} Latin sēlēctiō (“the act of choosing out, selection”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} selection (countable and uncountable, plural selections)
  1. The process or act of selecting. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process or act of selecting): ἐκλογή (eklogḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ընտրում (əntrum) (Armenian), ընտրություն (əntrutʻyun) (Armenian), սելեկցիա (selekcʻia) (note: in selective breeding) (Armenian), aukeraketa (Basque), адбо́р (adbór) [masculine] (Belarusian), вы́бар (výbar) [masculine] (Belarusian), селе́кцыя (sjeljékcyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), ইন্তেখাব (intekhab) (Bengali), избор (izbor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), подбор (podbor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), selecció [feminine] (Catalan), 選擇 (Chinese Mandarin), 选择 (xuǎnzé) (Chinese Mandarin), výběr [masculine] (Czech), valg [neuter] (Danish), selektion [common-gender] (Danish), valinta (Finnish), valitseminen (Finnish), sélection [feminine] (French), escolleita [feminine] (Galician), escolla [feminine] (Galician), escolma [feminine] (Galician), selección [masculine] (Galician), Anwahl [feminine] (German), Auswahl [feminine] (German), Wahl [feminine] (German), Aufruf [masculine] [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (German), Aussonderung [feminine] (German), kiválasztás (Hungarian), kiválogatás (Hungarian), választás (Hungarian), válogatás (Hungarian), szelektálás (Hungarian), rogha [feminine] (Irish), selezione [feminine] (Italian), 選択 (sentaku) (alt: せんたく) (Japanese), 선택 (seontaek) (Korean), sēlēctiō [feminine] (Latin), pemilihan (Malay), utvalg [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), utvelgelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), seleksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), utval [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), seleksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), گزینش (gozineš) (Persian), انتخاب (entexâb) (Persian), selekcja [feminine] (Polish), seleção [feminine] (Portuguese), selectare [feminine] (Romanian), selecție [feminine] (Romanian), вы́бор (výbor) [masculine] (Russian), отбо́р (otbór) [masculine] (Russian), селе́кция (selékcija) [feminine] (Russian), taghadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), селекција [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), selekcija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), výber (Slovak), selekcia (Slovak), selekcija [feminine] (Slovene), izbira [feminine] (Slovene), selección [feminine] (Spanish), urval [neuter] (Swedish), pilian (Tagalog), seçme (Turkish), ayırma (Turkish), ви́бір (výbir) (Ukrainian), відбі́р (vidbír) (Ukrainian), relijhaedje [masculine] (Walloon), tchoezixhaedje [masculine] (Walloon), וואַל (val) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-selection-en-noun-bJNMVj-m Disambiguation of 'process or act of selecting': 67 2 2 0 2 1 6 7 2 6 4 1
  2. Something selected. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (something selected): option Translations (something selected): ἐκλογή (eklogḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ընտրություն (əntrutʻyun) (Armenian), aukera (Basque), избор (izbor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), подборка (podborka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), valinta (Finnish), sélection (French), escolla [feminine] (Galician), Auslese [feminine] (German), Auswahl [feminine] (German), Markierung [feminine] [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (German), Nominierung [feminine] [sports, hobbies, lifestyle] (German), Sichtung (english: talents) [feminine] [sports, hobbies, lifestyle] (German), választás (Hungarian), döntés (Hungarian), rogha [feminine] (Irish), whiringa (Maori), kōwhitinga (Maori), tīpakonga (Maori), utvalg [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), utval [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), گزینه (gozine) (Persian), seleção [feminine] (Portuguese), selecție (Romanian), вы́бор (výbor) [masculine] (Russian), избор [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), izbor [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), výber (Slovak), voľba (Slovak), izbor [masculine] (Slovene), selección [feminine] (Spanish), seçenek (Turkish), seleksiyon (Turkish), seçilen [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-selection-en-noun-5O66gb12 Disambiguation of 'something selected': 2 81 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 7 1 1 Disambiguation of 'something selected': 2 81 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 7 1 1
  3. A variety of items taken from a larger collection. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (variety from larger collection): subset Translations (variety of items taken from a larger collection): ἐκλογή (eklogḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), aukera (Basque), подборка (podborka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), valikoima (Finnish), tarjooma (Finnish), escolma [feminine] (Galician), Auslese [feminine] (German), Auswahl [feminine] (German), Markierung [feminine] [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (German), Nominierung [feminine] [sports, hobbies, lifestyle] (German), Sichtung (english: talents) [feminine] [sports, hobbies, lifestyle] (German), válogatás (Hungarian), választék (Hungarian), kiválasztódás (Hungarian), kiválogatódás (Hungarian), szelekció (Hungarian), tīpakonga (Maori), utvalg [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), utval [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), برگزیده (bargozide) (Persian), seleção [feminine] (Portuguese), selecție (Romanian), culegere (Romanian), alegere (Romanian), вы́борка (výborka) [feminine] (Russian), подбо́рка (podbórka) [feminine] (Russian), výber (Slovak), izbor (Slovene), pilian (Tagalog), seleksiyon (Turkish), seçilen [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Turkish), relijha [masculine, neologism] (Walloon), leccion [feminine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-selection-en-noun-HS9reZwV Disambiguation of 'variety from larger collection': 3 2 36 1 10 4 8 12 3 7 12 2 Disambiguation of 'variety of items taken from a larger collection': 1 1 68 0 5 2 7 5 1 3 6 1
  4. A musical piece. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (musical piece): number, piece
    Sense id: en-selection-en-noun-z02KpBhx Disambiguation of 'musical piece': 1 1 1 81 1 5 2 3 2 2 2 0
  5. (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Databases
    Sense id: en-selection-en-noun-jaBhA-TF Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  6. (linguistics) The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. ᵂᵖ Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-selection-en-noun-hvlsaPm7 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 4 3 4 3 5 14 13 19 4 11 16 4 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  7. (programming) A list of items on which user operations will take place. ᵂᵖ Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-selection-en-noun-TzPVLDIZ Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 4 3 4 3 5 14 13 19 4 11 16 4 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  8. (algebra) A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Algebra
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14 14 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 6 3 4 3 5 7 13 22 5 15 14 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 6 3 4 5 5 8 12 23 5 15 13 3 Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
  9. (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. ᵂᵖ Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-selection-en-noun-DZcQryOY
  10. (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. ᵂᵖ
    (Australia) A plot of land, or farm, thus selected.
    Tags: Australia, countable, historical, uncountable
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  11. (biology) The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. ᵂᵖ Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-selection-en-noun-2wOFoPrp Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 4 3 4 3 5 14 13 19 4 11 16 4 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  12. (biology) Ellipsis of natural selection. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: natural selection Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-selection-en-noun-RWstLGKU Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: choice
Derived forms: adverse selection, ambidirectional selection, apostatic selection, artificial selection, asexual selection, autoselection, background selection, balancing selection, bioselection, chemoselection, clonal selection, compatibility selection, contraselection, coselection, cosmological natural selection, counterselection, c-selection, deme selection, demic selection, deselection, directional selection, disruptive selection, diversifying selection, downselection, eclection, ecological selection, enantioselection, environmental selection, eugenic selection, fecundity selection, forum selection agreement, forum selection clause, frequency-dependent selection, gametic selection, gene selection, genetic selection, genic selection, group selection, Helly's selection theorem, hierarchical selection, higher-level selection, homoselection, immunoselection, individual selection, inevitable selection, interdeme selection, interdemic selection, intersexual selection, interspecies selection, intrademe selection, intrademic selection, intrasexual selection, intraspecies selection, kin selection, K-selection, lower-level selection, misselection, multilevel selection (english: MLS), multiselection, natural selection, natural selectional, natural selectionary, negative selection, nonselection, non-selection, organismal selection, organismic selection, orthoselection, overselection, panselection, panselectionism, panselectionist, photoselection, positive selection, postselection, preselection, purified selection, purifying selection, r/K selection theory, regioselection, reselection, r-selection, runaway selection, selectional, selectionary, selection bias, selectionism, selectionist, selection rule, selection sort, self-selection, sexual selection, simultaneous selection, species selection, s-selection, stabilising selection, stabilizing selection, strong selection, subselection, supernatural selection, superselection, supraorgamismal selection, survival selection, theory of natural selection, underselection, unit of selection, unnatural selection, unselection, viability selection, weak selection Related terms: elect, election, elective, elite, élite, elitism, élitism, elitist, élitist, panselective, panselectivist, select, selectable, selectability, selectance, selectee, selective, selectively, selectiveness, selectivity, selectly, selectman, selectness, selector

Inflected forms

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      "word": "eclection"
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      "word": "inevitable selection"
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      "word": "interdeme selection"
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      "word": "interdemic selection"
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      "word": "intersexual selection"
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      "word": "interspecies selection"
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      "word": "intrademe selection"
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      "word": "intrademic selection"
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      "word": "intrasexual selection"
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      "word": "intraspecies selection"
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      "word": "kin selection"
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      "word": "K-selection"
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      "word": "natural selection"
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      "word": "negative selection"
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      "word": "organismal selection"
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      "word": "organismic selection"
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      "word": "orthoselection"
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      "word": "overselection"
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      "word": "panselection"
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      "word": "photoselection"
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      "word": "positive selection"
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      "word": "preselection"
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      "word": "purified selection"
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      "word": "purifying selection"
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        {
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      "word": "սելեկցիա"
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      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "word": "ইন্তেখাব"
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      "word": "избор"
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      "word": "選擇"
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
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      "alt": "せんたく",
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "utval"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seleksjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gozineš",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "word": "گزینش"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "entexâb",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "word": "انتخاب"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "selekcja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seleção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "selectare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "selecție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výbor",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́бор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otbór",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отбо́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "selékcija",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "селе́кция"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taghadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "селекција"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "selekcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "word": "výber"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "word": "selekcia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "selekcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "izbira"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "selección"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "urval"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "word": "pilian"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "word": "seçme"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "word": "ayırma"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výbir",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "word": "ви́бір"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidbír",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "word": "відбі́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "relijhaedje"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tchoezixhaedje"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "val",
      "sense": "process or act of selecting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "וואַל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "əntrutʻyun",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "ընտրություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "aukera"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izbor",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "избор"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podborka",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "подборка"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "valinta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "sélection"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "escolla"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Auslese"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Auswahl"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "Markierung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "sports",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "Nominierung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "talents",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "sports",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "Sichtung"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eklogḗ",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἐκλογή"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "választás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "döntés"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rogha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "whiringa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "kōwhitinga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "tīpakonga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "utvalg"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "utval"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gozine",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "گزینه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seleção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "selecție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výbor",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́бор"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "избор"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "izbor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "výber"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "voľba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "izbor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "selección"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "seçenek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "word": "seleksiyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "something selected",
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "seçilen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "aukera"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podborka",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "подборка"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "valikoima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "tarjooma"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "escolma"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Auslese"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Auswahl"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "Markierung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "sports",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "Nominierung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "talents",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "sports",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "Sichtung"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eklogḗ",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἐκλογή"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "válogatás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "választék"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "tīpakonga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "utvalg"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "utval"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bargozide",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "برگزیده"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seleção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "selecție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "culegere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "alegere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výborka",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́борка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podbórka",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "подбо́рка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "výber"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "izbor"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "pilian"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "seleksiyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "seçilen"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neologism"
      ],
      "word": "relijha"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "leccion"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "kiválasztódás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "kiválogatódás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "variety of items taken from a larger collection",
      "word": "szelekció"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "selection (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "selection"
}

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