"selection" meaning in All languages combined

See selection on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /səˈlɛkʃən/ Audio: en-us-selection.ogg [US] Forms: selection [singular], selections [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A person makes a selection when a person chooses a smaller number of things from a larger group of things.
    Sense id: simple-selection-en-noun-gsqDbSVr
  2. A selection of things is different things that have been chosen or that you can choose from.
    Sense id: simple-selection-en-noun-CT-lsdZS
  3. Selection is a process where the best adapted life forms survive and the others die out.
    Sense id: simple-selection-en-noun-NRq0EQDY Categories (other): Biology
  4. In Australia, a selection was an area of land which a farmer could choose to buy. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: simple-selection-en-noun-hfDK1JfY
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