See selection on Wiktionary
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"ラテン語sēlēctiō「選択」 < sēlēctus; sēligere「選ぶ」 の能格完了分詞 < sē-「分ける」 + ligere「集める、選る」",
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"選ぶこと。選択。選抜。選定。選考。任命。選任。採択。人選。抽出。セレクション。"
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"text": "My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte.",
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24
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"text": "For my next selection, I'll play Happy Birthday in F-sharp minor.",
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"選択されたもの。候補。本命。選抜選手。適任者。抜粋。選集。精選品。品揃え。種類。"
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9,
18
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},
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"bold_text_offsets": [
[
15,
24
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},
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"bold_text_offsets": [
[
12,
21
]
],
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}
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