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      selected
      adjective
      That have been selected or chosen.
      Roots
      legolect- · Latin · gather, choose
      Words related to selected
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      The word selected breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lect-, from Latin lego (“gather, choose”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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