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| choice [ choyss ] |
noun (plural choices) |
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1. act of choosing something or somebody: a decision to choose one thing, person, or course of action in preference to others
  Think very carefully before you make a choice.
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2. power to choose: the chance or ability to choose between different things
They gave us no choice.
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3. selection of things: a variety of things, people, or possibilities from which to choose
a wide choice of styles and colors
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4. chosen object: a person, thing, or course of action chosen by somebody from among a range of possibilities
Red would not have been my choice.
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5. best part: the best or most desirable part
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adjective (comparative choic·er, superlative choic·est) |
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1. high-quality: of particularly good quality
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2. rude or emphatic: carefully chosen for effectiveness and usually expressing displeasure or dislike in a sufficiently emphatic way
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used euphemistically
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a few choice words
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| [13th century. < Old French chois< choisir "choose" < Germanic] |
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| choice·ness noun |
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of choice chosen from among several as being the best or most appropriate
the newspaper of choice
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