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select |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Select \Se*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Selected}; p. pr & vb n. {Selecting}.] To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others to pick out to cull; as to select the best authors for perusal. ``One peculiar nation to select.'' --Milton. The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his train selects. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Select \Se*lect"\, a. [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select; pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See {Legend}.] Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice. A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: select adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "fine wines" "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: {choice}, {fine}, {prime(a)}, {prize}, {quality}] 2: selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season" [syn: {blue-ribbon(a)}] v : pick out select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: {choose}, {take}, {pick out}]
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