unselection

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noun

The process, act or instance of unselecting.

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Meanings

noununselection (countable and uncountable, plural unselections)

plural unselections

  1. countableuncountableThe process, act or instance of unselecting.

    Americans ought to have substantial freedom of choice in the workplace (chapter 1), the polling booth (chapter 2), among products (chapter 3), at retirement (chapter 4), and in selection and unselection of a spouse (chapter 5).

    2010, William N. Eskridge, John A. Ferejohn, A Republic of Statutes: The New American Constitution

Origin

From un- + selection.

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APA

unselection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unselection

MLA

“unselection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unselection. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unselection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unselection.

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