preference

21 08 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) penchant, predilection, preference, taste;
  - a strong liking;
  - “my own preference is for good literature”; “the Irish have a penchant for blarney”;

2. (n.) orientation, predilection, preference;
  - a predisposition in favor of something;
  - “a predilection for expensive cars”; “his sexual preferences”; “showed a Marxist orientation”;

3. (n.) druthers, preference;
  - the right or chance to choose;
  - “given my druthers, I’d eat cake”;

4. (n.) preference;
  - grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties);

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