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ELECTIVES
Noun
electives
plural of elective
Anagrams
• cleveites, selective
Source: Wiktionary
ELECTIVE
E*lect"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. électif.]
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
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