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Verb: select  si'lekt
  1. Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
    "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
    - choose, take, pick out
Adjective: select  si'lekt
  1. Of superior grade
    "select peaches"
    - choice, prime, prize, quality, prise [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Selected or chosen for special qualifications
    - blue-ribbon [N. Amer]

Derived forms: selects, selecting, selected

See also: selection, selective, selector, superior

Type of: decide, determine, make up one's mind

Encyclopedia: Select

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