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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Selection

/səl-ĕk'-shən/ · Se·lec·tion · IPA /səˈlɛkʃən/
01 n. The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.
  1. 1.
    The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.
  2. 2.
    That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books.
Phrases & compounds
Natural selection — See under Natural.