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selection

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

selection

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

choice, pick, selection

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

choice, selection, option, pick

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

survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection, selection

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

excerpt, excerption, extract, selection

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

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collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

n. several things grouped together or considered as a whole

medley, potpourri, pastiche

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"

preference, druthers

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

discrimination, secernment

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

delicacy, discretion

n. refined taste; tact

preference, penchant, predilection, taste

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

predilection, preference, orientation

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

assignment, assigning

n. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"

nomination

n. the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"

provision, supply, supplying

n. the activity of supplying or providing something

presentation, introduction, intro

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

proposal, proposition

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

outline, synopsis, abstract, precis

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

quotation

n. a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

footnote, footer

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

musical composition, opus, composition, piece, 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, reading material

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

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