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SELECTIVE

\sɪlˈɛktɪv], \sɪlˈɛktɪv], \s_ɪ_l_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of SELECTIVE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Selecting; tending to select.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Selecting; tending to select.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Pertaining to, or resulting from, choice.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Exercising choice in the way of selection.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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