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Meaning of favour

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

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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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