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selection

n. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"

selection

n. a selection made by moving the pointer to the object and clicking a mouse button

choice

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

choice, pick

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

excerpt, extract

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

survival, natural selection, survival of the fittest

n. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

accumulation, collection, assemblage, aggregation

n. several things grouped together or considered as a whole

pastiche, potpourri, medley

n. a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

array

n. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"

appointment, designation, assignment, naming

n. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

nomination, nominating

n. an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point"

provision, providing, supply, supplying

n. the activity of supplying or providing something

introduction, presentation, intro

n. formally making a person known to another or to the public

proposal

n. the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal"

preference, druthers

n. the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"

discrimination

n. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

delicacy, discretion

n. refined taste; tact

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

preference, predilection

n. a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

abstract, outline, synopsis, precis, précis, apercu, aperçu, overview

n. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

credit, reference, citation, quotation, quote, mention

n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"

footnote, footer

n. a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

composition, piece, opus, musical composition, piece of music

n. a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"

masterpiece, chef-d'oeuvre

n. the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman

reading

n. written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport"

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