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choice

UK/tʃɔɪs/ US/t͡ʃoɪ̯s/ very common slang
noun (3) adjective (2)

noun

1.

the person or thing chosen or selected

  • “he was my pick for mayor”
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2.

the act of choosing or selecting

  • “your choice of colors was unfortunate”
  • “you can take your pick”
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3.

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

  • “what option did I have?”
  • “there no other alternative”
  • “my only choice is to refuse”
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adjective

1.

of superior grade

  • “choice wines”
  • “prime beef”
  • “prize carnations”
  • “quality paper”
  • “select peaches”
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2.

appealing to refined taste

  • “choice wine”
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Origin

From Middle English chois, from Old French chois (“choice”), from choisir (“to choose, perceive”), possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *causīre (“to choose”), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan, “to make a choice, taste, test, choose”), from Proto-Germanic *kauzijaną, from *keusaną (“to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose”). Akin to Old High German kiosan (“to choose”), Old English ċēosan (“to choose”), Old Norse kjósa (“to choose”). More at choose.

Phrases

  • agreement on the choice of court
  • axiom of countable choice
  • choice feminism
  • choice function
  • choice machine
  • choice of court agreement
  • choice of forum agreement
  • choice of forum clause

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