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selective

 
 
/sɪˈlektɪv/ adjective

Translation

CAREFUL careful about what you choose
seçici, seçmeye özen gösteren
He's very selective about the people he spends time with.778
CHOSEN involving only people or things that have been specially chosen
ayrıcalıklı, özel, seçilmiş
selective breeding778
(Definition of selective adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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