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Elective
Pronunciation : E*lect"ive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. ?lectif.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : E*lect"ive
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: In an American college, an optional study or course of study. [Colloq.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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