the act of choosing or selecting; " your choice of colors was unfortunate"; " you can take your pick"

the person or thing chosen or selected; " he was my pick for mayor"

a passage selected from a larger work; " he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"

The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.

That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books.

The act of choosing; thing or things chosen; state of being chosen.

The act of selecting or choosing and taking from among a number; a taking by preference of one or more from a number: a number of things selected or taken from others by preference.

Act of selecting; things selected.

The act of selecting; choice; anything selected; a collection.

The act of selecting; a number of things selected. Natural selection, the process by which Nature selects for survival the animals and plants that are fitted to live on under changed conditions of existence; called also the survival of the fittest.

The act of choosing; things selected; a book with select pieces.

As Natural Selection which works so slowly is a main element in Mr. Darwin's theory, it is necessary to understand distinctly what he means by it. – What is Darwinism? by Charles Hodge

Call it natural selection, if you like. – Rich Living by Michael Cathal

The author then takes up the problems of type as bearing on the selection of the dog, breeding, training and use. – Taxidermy by Leon Luther Pray

Where she was sitting under the blackbutt tree, she was miles away from her father's selection, and it would be very difficult for anyone to find her. – Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel C. Pedley

Won't you play for us that last selection of which you wrote to me? – A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century by E. P. Roe

In discussing the question, Hearn insisted that every artist should carry out the theory of selection. – Lafcadio Hearn by Nina H. Kennard

The selection of an officer for the position of Commander- in- Chief of the Commonwealth forces was quite a different matter. – The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon by José Maria Gordon

This is the present plan in cities, and it should be true also in the selection of a county superintendent. – Rural Life and the Rural School by Joseph Kennedy

It is apparent that natural selection can only be concerned in a secondary way. – The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by J. (John) Joly

I could not have made a better selection myself. – The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs

You'll wonder what my principle of selection is, and, if you ask me, I must answer- I haven't any. – Victor Ollnee's Discipline by Hamlin Garland

Our selection, unfortunately, is limited to two weapons. – Frigid Fracas by Dallas McCord Reynolds

A moment's thought will convince the reader that I am not giving too much space to this matter of selection. – The Home Acre by E. P. Roe

Every Monday morning we received the list for the week, and, after making our own selection, distributed them to the official world generally,- sometimes to our own personal friends. – My First Years As A Frenchwoman, 1876-1879 by Mary King Waddington

The girl who has never learned to say " No," who has no power of selection, cannot expect to have any hours for her own use. – A Girl's Student Days and After by Jeannette Marks Commentator: Mary Emma Woolley

I am not happy, it seems, in my selection of those I desire to benefit." – The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honore de Balzac

Polly has shown excellent taste in its selection." – Polly of the Hospital Staff by Emma C. Dowd