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predilection

 

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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  predilection 
  n  1:  a  predisposition  in  favor  of  something  [syn:  {preference}] 
  2:  a  strong  liking;  "my  own  preference  is  for  good  literature"; 
  "the  Irish  have  a  penchant  for  blarney";  "martinis  are  an 
  acquired  taste"  [syn:  {preference},  {penchant},  {taste}] 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  PREDILECTION,  n.  The  preparatory  stage  of  disillusion.




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