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selective
Universal Words
adjective
1 [usuallybeforenoun] affecting or concerned with only a small number of people or things from a larger group:
the selective breeding of cattle * selective strike action
2 ~ (about / in sth) tending to be careful about what or who you choose:
You will have to be selective about which information to include in the report. * Their admissions policy is very selective. * a selective school (= one that chooses which children to admit, especially according to ability)
selectively adverb:
The product will be selectively marketed in Europe and the US.
selectivity noun [U]:
Schools are tending towards greater selectivity.
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