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predilection
(mass) | predilection
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predilection
(encz) | predilection,slabost n: Zdeněk Brož |
predilection
(encz) | predilection,záliba n: Zdeněk Brož |
Predilection
(gcide) | Predilection \Pre`di*lec"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + L. dilectus, p.
p. diligere to prefer: cf. F. pr['e]dilection. See
Diligent.]
A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of
something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality.
--Burke.
[1913 Webster] |
predilection
(wn) | predilection
n 1: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for
expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a
Marxist orientation" [syn: predilection, preference,
orientation]
2: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature";
"the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: preference,
penchant, predilection, taste] |
predilection
(devil) | PREDILECTION, n. The preparatory stage of disillusion.
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