select
adjective/sɪˈlekt/
/sɪˈlekt/
- [only before noun] carefully chosen as the best out of a larger group of people or things
- a select wine list
- Only a select few (= a small number of people) have been invited to the wedding.
- It was a very fashionable event with a select audience.
- (of a society, club, place, etc.) used by people who have a lot of money or a high social position synonym exclusive
- They live in a very select area.
- a select club
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin select- ‘chosen’, from the verb seligere, from se- ‘apart’ + legere ‘choose’.
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