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select(1) (iou)



select adjective & noun. M16.
[Latin selectus pa. pple of seligere: see SELECT verb.]
A. adjective.
Selected, chosen out of a larger number, on account of excellence or suitability; of special value or excellence, choice, superior. M16.
Ld Macaulay To the smaller plot..only a few select traitors were privy. D. Welch Li took me upstairs. He said it was quieter and more select.
Careful in selection, selective; exclusive. M19.
T. Ireland Tony lived in a 'select' area.
Special collocations & comb.: select committee a small parliamentary committee appointed for a special purpose. selectman US a member of the local government board of a New England town.
b. noun. A selected person or thing. Formerly also, a selected class or group, a selection. E17.
selectly adverb (rare) L17.
selectness noun E18.