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elective
What does elective mean?
elective (adjective): not compulsory.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use elective in a sentence?
- Elective surgery. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce elective?
/ɪˈlɛktɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does elective come from?
From elect + -ive.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to elective
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “elective” mean?
light in color
Not quite: that's what pale means.
extremely deep
Not quite: that's what bottomless means.
not compulsory
Right! That's what “elective” means.
without a flaw
Not quite: that's what flawless means.
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