choice

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
choice/tʃɔɪs/
noun
  • 1 an act of choosing.

    ■ the right or ability to choose.

  • 2 a range from which to choose.

    ■ something chosen.

adjective
  • 1 (especially of food) of very good quality.
  • 2 (of language) rude and abusive.
– derivatives
choicely adverb,
choiceness noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. chois, from choisir ‘choose’, of Gmc origin and rel. to choose.
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