preference
Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/
The English word “preference” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
- The option to so select, and the one selected.
- The state of being preferred over others.
- A strong liking or personal valuation.
- A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
- Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.
verb
- To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.
Etymology
From Middle French preference, from Medieval Latin preferentia. Doublet of preferans. Morphologically prefer + -ence. Compare typologically Russian предвзя́тость (predvzjátostʹ) (<< взять (vzjatʹ), a suppletive of брать (bratʹ), which is cognate with Latin ferō).
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More English words
- preferableness
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