selection
English Thesaurus
1. the act of choosing or selecting (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | action, |
| definition | : | something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | casting, |
| definition | : | the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sampling, |
| definition | : | (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | volition, willing, |
| definition | : | the act of making a choice (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | election, |
| definition | : | the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ballot, balloting, vote, voting, |
| definition | : | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative (noun.act) |
2. the person or thing chosen or selected (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | pleasure, |
| definition | : | a formal expression (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | favorite, favourite, |
| definition | : | something regarded with special favor or liking (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | way, |
| definition | : | doing as one pleases or chooses (noun.cognition) |
3. a passage selected from a larger work (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | passage, |
| definition | : | a section of text; particularly a section of medium length (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | chrestomathy, |
| definition | : | a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | analecta, analects, |
| definition | : | a collection of excerpts from a literary work (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cut, track, |
| definition | : | a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | citation, quotation, quote, |
| definition | : | a passage or expression that is quoted or cited (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | haftarah, haftorah, haphtarah, haphtorah, |
| definition | : | a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah (noun.communication) |
4. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, |
| definition | : | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things (noun.group) |
5. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment (noun.process)
6. the act of choosing or selecting (noun.act)
| derivation | : | choose, pick out, select, take, |
| definition | : | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | pick, |
| definition | : | select carefully from a group (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | choose, opt, prefer, |
| definition | : | select as an alternative over another (verb.cognition) |
7. the person or thing chosen or selected (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | pick, |
| definition | : | select carefully from a group (verb.cognition) |
8. a passage selected from a larger work (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | excerpt, extract, take out, |
| definition | : | take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy (verb.cognition) |
9. the act of choosing or selecting (noun.act)
| derivation | : | choose, pick out, select, take, |
| definition | : | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | pick, |
| definition | : | select carefully from a group (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | choose, opt, prefer, |
| definition | : | select as an alternative over another (verb.cognition) |
10. the person or thing chosen or selected (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | pick, |
| definition | : | select carefully from a group (verb.cognition) |
11. a passage selected from a larger work (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | excerpt, extract, take out, |
| definition | : | take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy (verb.cognition) |
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