selecta

/ sɪˈlɛktə /

noun

Origin of selecta¹

C20: phonetic rendering of selector

He gave no instruction whatever in the higher classes, but delivered lectures on the history of art to the Selecta.

The day the principal introduced him to the Selecta remained fixed in Lilly's memory.

La primera representacin atrae siempre una concurrencia numerosa y muy selecta.

The next morning there was profound excitement in the Selecta.

Specimens may also be read in the Poemata Selecta Italorum, pp. 1-24.

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