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choice

1. choice \'cho.is\ n [ME chois, fr. OF, fr. choisir to choose, of Gmc 
   origin; akin to OH]G kiosan to choose 1: the act of choosing : SELECTION  
   2: power of choosing : OPTION  3a: a person or thing chosen  3b: the best 
   part : CREAM  4: a sufficient number and variety to choose among  5: care 
   in selecting ELECTION: CHOICE suggests the opportunity or privilege of 
   choosing freely; OPTION implies a power to choose that is specifically 
   granted or guaranteed; ALTERNATIVE implies a necessity to choose one and 
   reject another or other possibilities; PREFERENCE suggest the guidance of 
   choice by one's judgment or predilections; SELECTION implies a wide range 
   of choice; ELECTION implies an end or purpose which requires exercise of 
   judgment SYN syn OPTION, ALTERNATIVE, PREFERENCE, SELECTION, 
2. choice aj 1: worthy of being chosen : SELECT  2: selected with care : 
   well chosen  3a: of high quality  of meat  3b: of a grade between prime and 
   good E: CHOICE stresses preeminence in quality or kind; EXQUISITE implies a 
   perfection in workmanship or design that appeals only to very sensitive 
   taste; ELEGANT applies to what is rich and luxurious but restrained by good 
   taste; RARE suggests an uncommon excellence; DAINTY and DELICATE both imply 
   exquisiteness, subtlety, fragility, but DAINTY usu. carries an additional 
   suggestion of the effeminate or mincing - choice.ly av SYN syn EXQUISITE, 
   ELEGANT, RARE, DAINTY, DELICAT