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selecionar.

to select; to choose

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/se.le.si.oˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[se.le.si.oˈna(h)]Brazil/se.le.sjoˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[se.le.sjoˈna(h)]Brazil

  1. to select; to choose

    transitive

  2. to select (define the objects or pixels to which operations will be applied)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin sēligō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin sēlēctiō Portuguese -ar Portuguese selecionar From Latin sēlēctiō (“choosing”) + Portuguese -ar.

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