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chosen

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/

The English word “chosen” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. picked; selected
  2. elected

Etymology

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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