Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκλεκτός (eklektós).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.kleˈktos/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧κλε‧κτός

Adjective

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εκλεκτός (eklektósm (feminine εκλεκτή, neuter εκλεκτό)

  1. (of people) chosen, elect, select
    1. (nominalized) chosen one, elect
  2. (of things) choice, fine, select (especially good or preferred)

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ εκλεκτός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language