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VERB (1)

1. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;
- Example: "Take any one of these cards"
- Example: "Choose a good husband for your daughter"
- Example: "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
[syn: choose, take, select, pick out]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of superior grade;
- Example: "choice wines"
- Example: "prime beef"
- Example: "prize carnations"
- Example: "quality paper"
- Example: "select peaches"
[syn: choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select]

2. selected or chosen for special qualifications;
- Example: "the blue-ribbon event of the season"
[syn: blue-ribbon(a), select]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Select \Se*lect"\, a. [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.
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         A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and
         formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Select \Se*lect"\, v. t. [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.
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         The pious chief . . .
         A hundred youths from all his train selects. --Dryden.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

select
    adj 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]
    v 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]