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sélection.

selection

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/se.lɛk.sjɔ̃/

  1. selection

    feminine

  2. selection

    feminine
    sélection artificielle
    sélection naturelle

  3. national sports team

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin sēlēctiō (“the act of choosing out, selection”), from sēligō (“to choose out, select”), from sē- (“apart”) + legō (“gather, select”).

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