nonselection

se·lec·tion

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Definitions of nonselection word

noun nonselection an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice. 1
noun nonselection a thing or a number of things selected. 1
noun nonselection an aggregate of things displayed for choice, purchase, use, etc.; a group from which a choice may be made: The store had a wide selection of bracelets. 1
noun nonselection Biology. any natural or artificial process that results in differential reproduction among the members of a population so that the inheritable traits of only certain individuals are passed on, or are passed on in greater proportion, to succeeding generations. Compare natural selection, sexual selection, kin selection, artificial selection. 1
noun nonselection Linguistics. the choice of one form instead of another in a position where either can occur, as of ask instead of tell or with in the phrase ask me. the choice of one semantic or syntactic class of words in a construction, to the exclusion of others that do not occur there, as the choice of an animate object for the verb surprise. 1

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

1640-50; < Latin sēlēctiōn- (stem of sēlēctiō), equivalent to sēlēct(us) (see select) + -iōn- -ion

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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