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choice
choice / chois/ • n. an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities: the choice between good and evil. ∎ the right or ability to make, or possibility of making, such a selection: I had to do it, I had no choice. ∎ a range of possibilities from which one or more may be selected: a sofa in a choice of fabrics. ∎ a course of action, thing, or person that is selected or decided upon: this CD drive is the perfect choice. • adj. 1. (esp. of food) of very good quality: he picked some choice early plums. 2. (of words, phrases, or language) rude and abusive: he had a few choice words at his command. PHRASES: by choice of one's own volition. of choice selected as one's favorite or the best: champagne was his drink of choice. of one's choice that one chooses or has chosen: the college of her choice.DERIVATIVES: choice·ly adv. choice·ness n. |
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"choice." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "choice." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-choice.html "choice." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-choice.html |
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choice XIII. ME. chois — OF. (mod. choix), f. choisir choose :- Gallo-Rom. *causīre — Gmc. *kausjan CHOOSE. Superseded ME. kire, cüre, OE. cyre :- Gmc. *kusiz, f. wk. grade *kus-.
Hence as adj. chosen, selected. XIV. |
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T. F. HOAD. "choice." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "choice." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-choice.html T. F. HOAD. "choice." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-choice.html |
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choice A type of input to a graphics system that provides a choice between a small number of possibilities. Choice devices are logical input devices and are most likely to be implemented by menus.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "choice." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "choice." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-choice.html JOHN DAINTITH. "choice." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-choice.html |
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Choicea choice or picked company of people. Example: a brave choice of dauntless spirits, 1595. |
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"Choice." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Choice." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300289.html "Choice." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300289.html |
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choice
•bourgeois, Boyce, choice, Joyce, pro-choice, rejoice, Royce, voice
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"choice." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "choice." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-choice.html "choice." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-choice.html |
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