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Middle English chois from Old French chois "choice" from choisir "to choose, perceive", of Germanic origin (possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *causīre "to choose"), from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan), to make a choice, taste, test, choose) from Proto-Germanic *kaus-, keus- (choice) from Proto-Germanic *kiusan-, kuzjan- (to choose) from Proto-Indo-European *geus- (to choose). Akin to Old High German kiosan "to choose", Old English ċēosan "to choose", Old Norse kjōsa "to choose". More at choose

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Singular
choice

Plural
choices

choice (plural choices)

  1. An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
    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. (definite: the choice) The best or most preferable part

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

Positive
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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