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Added 8 October 2026

chosen

/ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/ noun

In Latin: ēlectus, optīvus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about chosen at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

One who is the object of choice; who is given preference.
she was Mama's chosen
The name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945).
An exclusive group of people.
one of the elect who have power inside the government

Origin

From Middle English chosen, ychosen, ichosen, re-analysed variant of coren, icoren, ȝecoren (“chosen”), from Old English coren, ġecoren (“chosen”), past participle of Old English ċēosan (“to choose”). Morphologically equivalent to choose + -en (past participle ending).

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