elective
noun/ɪˈlektɪv/
/ɪˈlektɪv/
(especially North American English)- a course or subject at a college or school that a student can choose to do
- Students can choose from a range of electives offered by the science department.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French electif, -ive, from late Latin electivus, from elect- ‘picked out’, from the verb eligere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’.Definitions on the go
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