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preference

noun
/ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/

Etymology

From Middle French preference, from Medieval Latin preferentia. Doublet of preferans. Morphologically prefer + -ence.

  1. derived from preference

Definitions

  1. The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in…

    The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")

    • He has a preference for crisp wines.

  2. The option to so select, and the one selected.

    • Can I keep my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of this application?

  3. The state of being preferred over others.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A strong liking or personal valuation.

    2. A preferential bias

      A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.

    3. To give preferential treatment to

      To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.

    4. Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.

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Derived

affectional preference, depreference, dispreference, enantiopreference, in preference to, isopreference, nonpreference, photopreference, preference cascade, preference share, preference stock, preferendum, revealed preference, sexual preference, stereopreference, subpreference, thermopreference, time preference

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at preference. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at preference. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at preference

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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