sélection

See also: selection

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sēlēctiō (“the act of choosing out, selection”), from sēligō (“to choose out, select”), from sē- (“apart”) + legō (“gather, select”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.lɛk.sjɔ̃/

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• Homophone: sélections
• Hyphenation: sé‧lec‧tion

Noun

sélection f (plural sélections)

1. selection

   Near-synonym: choix

2. (evolutionary theory) selection

   sélection artificielle ― artificial selection

   sélection naturelle ― natural selection

   sélection sexuelle ― sexual selection

3. national sports team

Related terms

• élection

Descendants

• → Romanian: selecție
• → Turkish: seleksiyon

Further reading

• “sélection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

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