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.
• cleveite
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
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
