select
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin selectus, from Latin seligo (“‘choose out, select’”), from se- (“‘apart’”) + legō (“‘gather, select’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛkt
[edit] Adjective
select (comparative more select, superlative most select)
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- Privileged, specially selected.
- Only a select few were allowed to the premiere.
- Of high quality; top-notch.
- This is a select cut of beef.
[edit] Verb
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to select (third-person singular simple present selects, present participle selecting, simple past and past participle selected)
- To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
- He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.
- The program computes all the students grades, then selects a random sample for human verification.
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[edit] Translations
to choose one or more elements from a set
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