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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespreselección
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pre-se-lec-thyon
"La preselección de candidatos dura dos semanas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of selecting something beforehand or in advance of a main event, process, or final choice.
"The committee conducted a rigorous preselection of applicants before the final interviews." - 2
In biology and evolutionary theory, the favoring of certain traits or organisms prior to active natural selection pressures.
"Environmental stability can lead to the preselection of adaptable phenotypic traits."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'pre-' (meaning 'before', originating from Latin 'prae-') combined with the noun 'selection', which traces back to Latin 'selectio' (from 'seligere', meaning 'to pick out'). The term emerged in the mid-20th century to describe processes where candidates or options are chosen beforehand, later expanding into biological, technological, and sociological contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Preselection" is said worldwide
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présélection
Transliteration: pre-se-lec-ti-on
"La phase de présélection élimine la moitié des candidats."
Vorauswahl
Transliteration: fo-row-za-vahl
"Die Vorauswahl der Bewerber erfolgt nächste Woche."
preselezione
Transliteration: pre-se-lec-zio-ne
"Hanno superato la fase di preselezione."
preselección
Transliteration: pre-se-lec-thyon
"La preselección de candidatos dura dos semanas."
pré-seleção
Transliteration: pre-se-le-são
"A pré-seleção dos projetos foi concluída."
पूर्v चयन
Transliteration: purv chayan
Script: पूर्व चयन
"अंतिम दौर से पहले उम्मीदवारों का पूर्व चयन किया जाता है।"
预选
Transliteration: yùxuǎn
"这项工作需要经过严格的预选。"
사전선발
Transliteration: sajeon-seonbal
"지원자들에 대한 사전선발이 진행 중입니다."
事前選択
Transliteration: jizen sentaku
"候補者の事前選択が行われました。"
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