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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Select \Se*lect"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Selected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Selecting}.] To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal. "One peculiar nation to select." --Milton.
The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his train selects. --Dryden.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Select \Se*lect"\, adjective [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select; pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See {Legend}.] Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice.
A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher. --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjective
1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: {choice}, {prime(a)}, {prize}, {quality}, {select}]
2: selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue- ribbon event of the season" [syn: {blue-ribbon(a)}, {select}]
verb
1: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: {choose}, {take}, {select}, {pick out}]
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