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Preference

noun

A strong liking. Synonyms: penchant, predilection, taste. "The Irish have a penchant for blarney"

A predisposition in favor of something. Synonyms: orientation, predilection. "His sexual preferences" , "Showed a Marxist orientation"

The right or chance to choose. Synonym: druthers.

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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... in the ground in front of the encampment, and the prisoner was led out and tied to it. On the way he kicked an Indian, who in his rage would have killed him on the spot, had not another interfered. Sudden death in preference to torture was evidently what the captive sought, but it was not ...

— Rodney, the Ranger - With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield • John V. Lane

... of opinion among sportsmen regarding the grooves of a rifle; some prefer the two-groove and belted ball; others give preference to the eight or twelve-groove and smoothbore. There are good arguments ...

— Eight Years' Wandering in Ceylon • Samuel White Baker

... walking skirt, Madame had added a blouse of soft creamy lace, which revealed the rounded curves of neck and arms; the only ornament being a string of pearls about the full throat. Later in our talk I ventured to express my preference for creamy draperies instead of black, for the concert room; but the singer thought otherwise. "No," she said; "my gown must be absolutely unobtrusive—negative. I must not use it to heighten effect, or to attract the audience to ...

— Vocal Mastery - Talks with Master Singers and Teachers • Harriette Brower

... to regret my precipitancy in leaving her so soon. It was evident she loved me—probably she was tired of Mr. Lawrence, and wished to exchange him for me; and if I had loved and reverenced her less to begin with, the preference might have gratified and amused me; but now the contrast between her outward seeming and her inward mind, as I supposed,—between my former and my present opinion of her, was so harrowing—so distressing to my feelings, that it swallowed ...

— The Tenant of Wildfell Hall • Anne Bronte

... Platte River, Pursley found some gold, which he carried in his shot-pouch for months. He was finally sent by his companions to Santa Fe, to see if they could trade with the Mexicans, but he chose to remain in Santa Fe in preference to returning to his comrades. He told the Mexicans about the gold he had found, and they tried hard to persuade him to show them the place. They even offered to take along a strong force of cavalry. But Pursley ...

— The Old Santa Fe Trail - The Story of a Great Highway • Henry Inman

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