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Definition of: elective
(i·lek′tiv) adjective 
1. Of or pertaining to a choice by vote. 
2. Obtained or bestowed by election. 
3. Exerting the privilege of choice. 
4. Subject to choice; optional. 
5. Chem. Having a tendency to attract and combine with some substances and not with others: elective absorption. 
—noun An optional study in a fixed college curriculum. 
—e·lec′·tive·ly adverb 
—e·lec′tive·ness noun
 
				
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