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[sɪˈlɛkt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- carefully choose as being the best or most suitable
(e.g: children must select their GCSE subjects)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: from Latin select- ‘chosen’, from the verb seligere, from se- ‘apart’ + legere ‘choose’
[sɪˈlɛkt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable
(e.g: he joined his select team of young Intelligence operatives)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: from Latin select- ‘chosen’, from the verb seligere, from se- ‘apart’ + legere ‘choose’
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