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# selection

noun (a selection, selections; uncountable selection)

«selection» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Selection is choosing someone or something from a group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selection/#m1)
2. A selection is a set of things chosen, or a range of things to choose from. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selection/#m2)
3. (science) Natural selection is how living things that suit their surroundings survive and have young. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selection/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: a selection of cakes, team selection, selection boxes of sweets at Christmas. In science: natural selection. In computing, a selection is the highlighted part. Phrases: «a wide selection», «a selection of», «team selection», «natural selection».

### Examples

- The bakery has a wide selection of bread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selection/#x1)
- Team selection is on Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selection/#x2)
- I got a selection box of chocolates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selection/#x3)
- Natural selection helps animals adapt over many generations. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selection/#x4)
- Make a selection from the menu. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selection/#x5)
- There are 4 cakes and 3 drinks; how many different selections of one cake and one drink? (12) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selection/#x6)
- In making my selection I have chiefly tried to make the stories characteristic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selection/#x7)

### Note

Noun of «select». In maths, counting selections: one from each group = multiply the numbers (4 × 3 = 12).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «selection» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selection/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«selection» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/selection.html) on Mova free.