"seleção" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /se.leˈsɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [se.leˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /sɨ.lɛˈsɐ̃w̃/ [Portugal] Forms: seleções [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin sēlēctiōnem (“selection”), from sēlēctus (“selected”), past participle of sēligō (“to select; to cull”). The sense “national team” is from the idea that a national team is formed by a selection of a country’s best sportsmen. Etymology templates: {{root|pt|ine-pro|*leǵ-}}, {{lbor|pt|la|sēlēctiō|sēlēctiōnem|selection}} Learned borrowing from Latin sēlēctiōnem (“selection”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} seleção f (plural seleções)
  1. selection (the process or act of selecting) Tags: feminine Synonyms: escolha
    Sense id: en-seleção-pt-noun-IY6jynGk
  2. selection (the elements which are chosen in a selection) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-seleção-pt-noun-jASrNruz
  3. (sports) a sports team that represents a region or organisation, such as a national sports team Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-seleção-pt-noun-T4PfZGbT Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (sports, colloquial, by extension) dream team (a sports team that is considered the best) Tags: broadly, colloquial, feminine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-seleção-pt-noun--x~PC2vc Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 9 2 20 56 12 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (evolutionary theory) (natural) selection (a process by which certain beings are excluded from the chance of passing their genes to future generations) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Evolutionary theory
    Sense id: en-seleção-pt-noun-ziAblL2D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: seleçaõ (english: used up to the 19th century) [obsolete], selecçaõ (english: used up to the 19th century) [obsolete], selecção (english: pre-1990 spelling)

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