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selection

nounfeminine/sɨlɨˈsɐ̃w̃/high

se·le·cão

Definition

The action or process of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable.
The selection process for the job was very competitive.
The coach announced his final selection for the national team.
Common collocations
natural selectionfinal selectionmake a selectionselection criteria

Etymology

Do latim 'selectio, selectionis' (escolha, seleção).

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