PREDILECTION
\pɹˌiːdɪlˈɛkʃən], \pɹˌiːdɪlˈɛkʃən], \p_ɹ_ˌiː_d_ɪ_l_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
By Princeton University
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a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A choosing beforehand: favorable prepossession of mind: partiality.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. [Latin] Previous liking or inclination to ;-a prepossession of mind in favour of something ; partiality.
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