"self-selection" meaning in All languages combined

See self-selection on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: self-selections [plural]
Etymology: self- + selection Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|selection}} self- + selection Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} self-selection (usually uncountable, plural self-selections)
  1. Selecting oneself for something. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (selecting oneself for something): самоизтъкване (samoiztǎkvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-self-selection-en-noun-BAfoBet3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 45 11 Disambiguation of 'selecting oneself for something': 84 11 5
  2. Selecting something for oneself. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-self-selection-en-noun-Fj-mE~xP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 45 11
  3. (countable) An item selected by oneself. Tags: countable, usually
    Sense id: en-self-selection-en-noun-fa2V4Gv- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 45 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 26 30 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: adverse selection

Inflected forms

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