/tʃɔɪs/

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Meaning

The act of picking one thing when there is more than one to take.

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Word origin

From Old French chois, meaning a choosing, from the word to choose.

Origin
Old French
Root
chois

Grammar

Gender
Pluralchoices

Examples

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"Choice" is the act of picking one thing over another.

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"Choices" is the plural, meaning more than one choice.

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Here "choice" is the thing she picked.

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This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 2: choice, bag, park and 7 more words.