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noun a course that the student can select from among alternatives
adjective subject to popular election
adjective not compulsory
originEtymology tree English elect Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English elective From elect + -ive.
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