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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSélection
Pronunciation / Transliteration: se-lek-syon
"La sélection des candidats a été difficile."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of choosing someone or something from a group.
"The selection of candidates for the job was a difficult process." - 2
A range of things from which a choice can be made.
"The store offers a wide selection of books."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'selection' originates from the Latin 'selectio', which means 'a choosing'. It evolved through Middle English, reflecting the act of choosing or picking out from a group.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Selection" is said worldwide
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Sélection
Transliteration: se-lek-syon
"La sélection des candidats a été difficile."
Auswahl
Transliteration: aus-vahl
"Die Auswahl der Bücher ist groß."
Selezione
Transliteration: se-le-tsyoh-neh
"La selezione dei candidati è stata difficile."
Selección
Transliteration: se-lek-syon
"La selección de candidatos fue complicada."
Seleção
Transliteration: se-lek-sao
"A seleção de livros é vasta."
चयन
Transliteration: chayan
"उम्मीदवारों का चयन कठिन था।"
选择
Transliteration: xuǎnzé
"候选人的选择很困难。"
선택
Transliteration: seontaek
"후보자의 선택이 어려웠습니다."
選択
Transliteration: sentaku
"候補者の選択は難しかった。"
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