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# How to pronounce "selectional" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/sɛlɛktɪɒnæl/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **se·lec·ti·o·nal**
- **Parts of Speech**: adjective
- **ADJECTIVE**: Of or pertaining to selection.

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "selectional" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "really fecund female gets on starts to mate with her and the mating is controlled by a distributed nervous system so during the mating she is that in all circuits when the circuits are first forming these influences is selectional influence are very powerful in forming basic"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 76:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9ZUk_3_-Vk&t=4609s)

### Example 2
> "very difficult to alter fundamental properties of the circuit but when the circuit is being formed these very same selectional properties can adjust these"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 77:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9ZUk_3_-Vk&t=4666s)

### Example 3
> "It’s possible that the missing penises are just side-effects of some other selected-for trait, a phenomenon called selectional pleiotropy."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 8:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W_BjxjpnwI&t=482s)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "selectional" correctly?
"selectional" is pronounced `/sɛlɛktɪɒnæl/`. Syllable breakdown: **se·lec·ti·o·nal**.

### What does "selectional" mean in context?
Of or pertaining to selection.

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