selection/səˈlɛkʃən/Pluralselections1the act or process of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitableSynonyms: pickchoiceoption2an assortment of things from which a choice can be made3the person or thing chosen or selectedSynonyms: pickchoice4a passage selected from a larger workSynonyms: excerptionextractexcerpt5a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environmentSynonyms: natural selectionsurvival of the fittestsurvival