choice

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Middle English chois, from Old French chois (choice), from choisir (to choose, perceive), possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *causīre (to choose) from Gothic *kausjan (to make a choice, taste, test, choose), from Proto-Germanic *kauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (to choose), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (to choose). Akin to Old High German kiosan (to choose), Old English ċēosan (to choose), Old Norse kjósa (to choose). More at choose.

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choice (plural choices)

  1. An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
    • 2012 January 1, Steven Sloman, “The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 74: 
      Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.
    Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
  2. One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
    The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.
  3. Anything that can be chosen.
  4. (usually with the) The best or most preferable part.

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choice (comparative choicer or more choice, superlative choicest or most choice)

  1. Especially good or preferred.
    It's a choice location, but you will pay more to live there.
  2. (slang, New Zealand) Cool; excellent.
    Choice! I'm going to the movies.

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