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Word entry · 6 letters

select

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"Choose carefully"

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6 lettersPronunciation /sɪˈlɛkt/Part of speech verb, adjectiveSorted ceelstStarts with SEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

Word origin

From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”).

Used in a sentence

  • Only a select few were allowed into the premiere.
  • The child was upset when he was cut from select soccer and had to play on his school team with the rest of the plebes.
  • A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher.

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