Select

a.	1.	Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice. A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher. - Macaulay.
v. t.	1.	To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal. [imp. & p. p. Selected; p. pr. & vb. n. Selecting.] The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his train selects. - Dryden.

Verb	1.	select - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" Synonyms: choose, pick out, take
Adj.	1.	select - of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" Synonyms: choice, prize, quality, prime
	2.	select - selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season" Synonyms: blue-ribbon

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