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Definition of: elective
(i·lek′tiv) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a choice by vote.
2. Obtained or bestowed by election.
3. Exerting the privilege of choice.
4. Subject to choice; optional.
5. Chem. Having a tendency to attract and combine with some substances and not with others: elective absorption.
—noun An optional study in a fixed college curriculum.
—e·lec′·tive·ly adverb
—e·lec′tive·ness noun
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