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wide selection

wide selection

4 1.7
A large variety of things to choose from
  • noun
translation icon : amplia selección
  • Our store offers a wide selection of fresh fruits and vegetables.
  • offer a wide selection

They got a wide selection of slushies, coffee, flavored coffee.

Examples

  • Corporate awards come in a very wide selection of materials.

    Blog text (34)

  • Lending Tree has low rates and a wide selection of lending options.

    Blog text (24)

  • We have a wide selection of music.

    Blank (2022)

  • You will find a wide selection of good games to choose from right here on our site.

    Blog text (13)

  • You will find a wide selection of towels in various shades.

  • While specializing in custom designs, we also offer a wide selection of standard products.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The two combined to offer a wide selection of fruits, trees, berries, hedge plants, and flowers.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The bar is stocked with a wide selection of beer and mixed drinks, and drink specials change daily.

    Blog text (19)

  • The Somers Library features a wide selection of books, magazines, DVDs, and audio and e-books.

    Blog text (22)

  • The beans we used were ordered from Sweet Maria's, which carries a wide selection of high-end beans at inexpensive prices.

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Synonyms

all kinds
vswide selection
633 1.0

A wide variety of things

focuses instead on many choices mostly within one general category
variety
vswide selection
582 1.3

A group of different kinds of things

usually narrows this to many items within a single general type
range
vswide selection
276 2.0

A set of different things of the same kind

emphasizes a notably large assortment rather than a small or average group
selection
vswide selection
171 1.9

A group of things you can choose from, like clothes

highlights a larger assortment meant to offer many more choices

How Abundant

surplus
192 3.1
abundance
91 3.3
wide selection
4 1.7
scarcity
29 4.4

Surface Forms

wide selection singular
wide selections plural

Morphology

wide + selection

The meaning 'a large variety' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'wide' (broad in scope) with 'selection' (an assortment of items). This adjective + noun composition is a common, compositional pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrase wide selection comes from the image of goods spread across a long table so you can see many things at once. Wide shows the large space and selection shows many items, so the phrase means 'a large variety' to choose from.