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select

SYLLABICATION:	se·lect
PRONUNCIATION:	s-lkt
VERB:	Inflected forms: se·lect·ed, se·lect·ing, se·lects
TRANSITIVE VERB:	To take as a choice from among several; pick out.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	To make a choice or selection.
ADJECTIVE:	1. Singled out in preference; chosen: a select few. 2. Of special quality or value; choice: select peaches. 3. Of or relating to a lean grade of beef. 4. Careful or refined in making selections; discriminating.
NOUN:	1. One that is chosen in preference to others or because of special value. 2. (used with a pl. verb) Chosen or preferred items or people considered as a group. Often used with the.
ETYMOLOGY:	Latin sligere, slct- : s-, apart; see s(w)e- in Appendix I + legere, to choose; see leg- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	se·lecta·ble —ADJECTIVE se·lectness —NOUN


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