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Etymology edit

From Latin sēlēctiō (choosing) +‎ -ar.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.le.si.oˈna(ʁ)/ [se.le.sɪ.oˈna(h)], (faster pronunciation) /se.le.sjoˈna(ʁ)/ [se.le.sjoˈna(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /se.le.si.oˈna(ɾ)/ [se.le.sɪ.oˈna(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /se.le.sjoˈna(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /se.le.si.oˈna(ʁ)/ [se.le.sɪ.oˈna(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /se.le.sjoˈna(ʁ)/ [se.le.sjoˈna(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /se.le.si.oˈna(ɻ)/ [se.le.sɪ.oˈna(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /se.le.sjoˈna(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: se‧le‧ci‧o‧nar

Verb edit

selecionar (first-person singular present seleciono, first-person singular preterite selecionei, past participle selecionado)

  1. (transitive) to select; to choose
    Synonyms: escolher, preferir, seletar
  2. (transitive, computing) to select (define the objects or pixels to which operations will be applied)
    Antonym: desselecionar

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