elective

Definitions


[ɪˈlɛktɪv], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- related to or working by means of election
(e.g: an elective democracy)

- (of surgical or medical treatment) chosen by the patient rather than urgently necessary
(e.g: elective surgery)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French electif, -ive, from late Latin electivus, from elect- ‘picked out’, from the verb eligere (see elect)


[ɪˈlɛktɪv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an optional course of study


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French electif, -ive, from late Latin electivus, from elect- ‘picked out’, from the verb eligere (see elect)




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