selection in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of choosing or selecting
   "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
   choice  selection  option  pick 
   
2. the person or thing chosen or selected
   "he was my pick for mayor"
   choice  pick  selection 
   
3. a passage selected from a larger work
   "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
   excerpt  excerption  extract  selection 
   
4. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
   survival  survival of the fittest  natural selection  selection 
   
5. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
   "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
   selection