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| 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) |
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choose from others: to choose somebody or something from among several
  selected a chocolate from the box
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adjective |
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1. of good quality: chosen on grounds of particularly high quality
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2. having limited membership: admitting only a few carefully chosen members
one of the more select country clubs
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3. specially chosen: chosen from several others and given special treatment or a special privilege
advance copies sent to a select few
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4. discriminating: showing care and discernment when choosing
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5. U.S. food lean: describes meat with a relatively low amount of fat marbling
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noun (plural se·lects) |
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somebody or something chosen: somebody or something chosen from among others, often on the basis of high quality
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often used in the plural
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin select-, past participle of seligere< legere "pick out"] |
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| se·lect·a·ble adjective |
| se·lect·ness noun |
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