"unselection" meaning in English

See unselection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: unselections [plural]
Etymology: From un- + selection. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|selection}} un- + selection Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} unselection (countable and uncountable, plural unselections)
  1. The process, act or instance of unselecting. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unselection-en-noun-Rx-Is90~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2010, William N. Eskridge, John A. Ferejohn, A Republic of Statutes: The New American Constitution",
          "text": "Americans ought to have substantial freedom of choice in the workplace (chapter 1), the polling booth (chapter 2), among products (chapter 3), at retirement (chapter 4), and in selection and unselection of a spouse (chapter 5).",
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