elective, elected
(adjective) subject to popular election; “elective official”
elective, facultative
(adjective) not compulsory; “elective surgery”; “an elective course of study”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
elective (comparative more elective, superlative most elective)
Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.
Synonym: electoral
Optional or discretionary; chosen, not mandatory.
elective (plural electives)
Something that is an option or that may be elected, like a course of tertiary study or a medical procedure.
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Source: Wiktionary
E*lect"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. Ă©lectif.]
1. Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act.
2. Pertaining to, or consisting in, choice, or right of choosing; electoral. The independent use of their elective franchise. Bancroft.
3. Dependent on choice; bestowed or passing by election; as, an elective study; an elective office. Kings of Rome were at first elective; . . . for such are the conditions of an elective kingdom. Dryden. Elective affinity or attraction (Chem.), a tendency to unite with certain things; chemism.
E*lect"ive, n.
Definition: In an American college, an optional study or course of study. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
