selection vs way

way vs selection

selection and way both are nouns.

selection is not an adverb while way is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
selection	Yes	No	No	No
way	Yes	No	No	Yes

As nouns, way is a hyponym of selection; that is, way is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than selection:

selection: the person or thing chosen or selected
way: doing as one pleases or chooses

Other hyponyms of selection include pleasure, favorite, favourite.

selection (noun)	way (noun)
the act of choosing or selecting	a course of conduct
the person or thing chosen or selected	to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
a passage selected from a larger work	a journey or passage
an assortment of things from which a choice can be made	any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment	how something is done or how it happens
	the property of distance in general
	doing as one pleases or chooses
	a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
	a line leading to a place or point
	a portion of something divided into shares
	space for movement
	the condition of things generally

selection (adverb)	way (adverb)
	to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)

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