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choice (chois), n. [OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kaus
| choice | (chois), n. [OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, G. kiesen. 46. Cf. Choose.] 1.
Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election.
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The power or opportunity of choosing; option.
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-Choice there is not, unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it. Hooker.
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Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination.
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-I imagine they [the apothegms of Csar] were collected with judgment and choice. Bacon.
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4.
A sufficient number to choose among. Shak.
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The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection.
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-The common wealth is sick of their own choice. Shak.
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The best part; that which is preferable.
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-The flower and choice |
| choice | , a. [Compar. Choicer (?); superl. Choicest (?).] 1.
Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable.
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-My choicest hours of life are lost. Swift.
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Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; -- used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money.
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Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen.
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-Choice word measured phrase. Wordsworth.
Syn. - Select; precious; exquisite; uncommon; rare; chary; careful/
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