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select

se·lect [ sə lékt ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle se·lect·ed, present participle se·lect·ing, 3rd person present singular se·lects)
Definition:
 
choose from others: to choose somebody or something from among several
selected a chocolate from the box



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of good quality: chosen on grounds of particularly high quality

2. having limited membership: admitting only a few carefully chosen members
one of the more select country clubs

3. specially chosen: chosen from several others and given special treatment or a special privilege
advance copies sent to a select few

4. discriminating: showing care and discernment when choosing

5. U.S. food lean: describes meat with a relatively low amount of fat marbling



noun  (plural se·lects)
Definition:
 
somebody or something chosen: somebody or something chosen from among others, often on the basis of high quality ( often used in the plural )

[Mid-16th century. < Latin select-, past participle of seligere< legere "pick out"]

se·lect·a·ble adjective
se·lect·ness noun
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