Selar crumenophthalmus
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~ of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait
Selcraig
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~ Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
select committee
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~ a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose
selection
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~ an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
selection
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~ the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
selection
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~ a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
selection
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~ the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
selection
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~ a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
selective jamming
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~ electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency
selective amnesia
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~ amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember; "why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?"
selective lipectomy
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~ plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue
selective information
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~ (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
selectivity
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~ the property of being selective
selectman
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~ an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns