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   Choice

   /CHois/

   

   noun

   • 1. an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities: "the choice between good and evil" Similar optionalternativepossibilitypossible course of actionsolutionanswerway out
   • ▪ the right or ability to make, or possibility of making, such a selection: "I had to do it, I had no choice" Similar selectionchoosingpickingelectionadoptionnominationdecisionsayvotepreferencepick
   • ▪ a range of possibilities from which one or more may be selected: "you can have a sofa made to order in a choice of over forty fabrics" Similar selectionchoosingpickingelectionadoptionnominationdecisionsayvotepreferencepickoptionalternativepossibilitypossible course of actionsolutionanswerway outrangevarietyselectionassortmentarraydisplay
   • ▪ a course of action, thing, or person that is selected or decided upon: "this CD drive is the perfect choice for your computer" Similar appointeenomineecandidateselection

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of food) of very good quality: "he picked some choice early plums" Similar superiorfirst-classfirst-rateprimepremiergrade Abestfinestexcellentselectqualityhigh-qualitytoptop-qualityhigh-gradeof the first waterprizespecialexclusivehandpickedcarefully chosenvintagefinetop of the rangetop of the linepar excellenceinformal:tip-topA1top-notchplumwell chosenwell putwell expressedappropriateappositeaptfitfelicitousOpposite inferiormediocre
   • 2. (of words, phrases, or language) rude and abusive: "he had a few choice words at his command" Similar rudeabusiveinsultingoffensiveunprintableOpposite polite

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French chois, from choisir ‘choose’, of Germanic origin and related to choose.

   Derivatives

   • 1. choicely adverb
   • 2. choiceness noun

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