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English to English noun
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a strong liking |  | Example: my own preference is for good literature
the Irish have a penchant for blarney
source: wordnet30
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a predisposition in favor of something | | Example: a predilection for expensive cars
his sexual preferences
showed a Marxist orientation
source: wordnet30
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the right or chance to choose | | Example: given my druthers, I'd eat cake
source: wordnet30
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grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties) | | source: wordnet30
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The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference. | | source: webster1913
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