The process or act of selecting.
The large number of good candidates made selection difficult.
Something selected.
My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafite.
A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine.
Learned borrowing from Latin sēlēctiō (“the act of choosing out, selection”), from sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“apart”) + legō (“gather, select”). Equivalent to select + -ion.
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Lekhori