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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessélectionné
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /se.lɛk.sjɔ.ne/
"C'est un produit sélectionné avec soin."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most suitable.
"The store offers a range of selected wines from local vineyards."
- 1
Past tense and past participle of select; to have carefully chosen someone or something.
"She selected the most appropriate candidate for the position."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'selectus', the past participle of 'seligere', meaning 'to select, choose out', composed from 'se-' (apart) + 'legere' (to gather, choose). Entering English in the late 16th century, it evolved to describe items or individuals carefully chosen from a larger set as being the best or most suitable.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Selected" is said worldwide
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sélectionné
Transliteration: /se.lɛk.sjɔ.ne/
"C'est un produit sélectionné avec soin."
ausgewählt
Transliteration: /ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛlt/
"Dies ist ein sorgfältig ausgewähltes Produkt."
selezionato
Transliteration: /se.lek.tsjoˈna.to/
"Questo è un prodotto selezionato."
seleccionado
Transliteration: /se.lek.θjoˈna.ðo/
"Este es un producto seleccionado."
selecionado
Transliteration: /se.le.si.uˈna.du/
"Este é um produto selecionado."
चयनित
Transliteration: chayanit
"यह एक चयनित उत्पाद है।"
精选的
Transliteration: jīngxuǎn de
"这是一个精选的产品。"
선택된
Transliteration: seontaekdoen
"이것은 선택된 제품입니다."
選択された
Transliteration: sentaku sareta
"これは選択された製品です。"
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