selecta

/ (sɪˈlɛktə) /

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noun

slang a disc jockey

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Word Origin for selecta

C20: phonetic rendering of selector

Words nearby selecta

selcouth, Selden, seldom, seldomly, select, selecta, selectance, select committee, selectee, selection, selection rule

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How to use selecta in a sentence

He gave no instruction whatever in the higher classes, but delivered lectures on the history of art to the Selecta.
The Song of Songs|Hermann Sudermann
The day the principal introduced him to the Selecta remained fixed in Lilly's memory.
The Song of Songs|Hermann Sudermann
La primera representacin atrae siempre una concurrencia numerosa y muy selecta.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson
The next morning there was profound excitement in the Selecta.
The Song of Songs|Hermann Sudermann

Specimens may also be read in the Poemata Selecta Italorum, pp. 1-24.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 2 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds