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Meaning of preference

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

  preference
      n 1: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good
           literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn:
           {preference}, {penchant}, {predilection}, {taste}]
      2: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for
         expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist
         orientation" [syn: {predilection}, {preference},
         {orientation}]
      3: the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat
         cake" [syn: {preference}, {druthers}]
      4: grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially
         to a country or countries in matters of international trade,
         such as levying duties)

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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