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Meaning of favor

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  favor
      n 1: an act of gracious kindness [syn: {favor}, {favour}]
      2: an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the
         outcome was in his favor" [syn: {favor}, {favour}]
      3: an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this
         season" [syn: {favor}, {favour}]
      4: a feeling of favorable regard [syn: {favor}, {favour}]
      5: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a
         party [syn: {party favor}, {party favour}, {favor}, {favour}]
      v 1: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn:
           {prefer}, {favor}, {favour}]
      2: consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn:
         {favor}, {favour}]
      3: treat gently or carefully [syn: {favor}, {favour}]
      4: bestow a privilege upon [syn: {privilege}, {favor}, {favour}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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