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preference
English
Alternative forms
- præference (archaic)
Etymology 1
From Middle French preference, from Medieval Latin preferentia. Doublet of preferans.
Morphologically prefer +? -ence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p??f(?)?(?)ns/
Noun
preference (countable and uncountable, plural preferences)
- 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.
- The option to so select, and the one selected.
- The state of being preferred over others.
- A strong liking or personal valuation.
- A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
Synonyms
- forechoice
- (preferential bias): see Thesaurus:predilection
Derived terms
- preference share(s}
- preference stock
Translations
Verb
preference (third-person singular simple present preferences, present participle preferencing, simple past and past participle preferenced)
- (US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.
See also
- preferences
Etymology 2
Noun
preference (uncountable)
- Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?pr?f?r?nt?s?]
Noun
preference f
- preference (selection of one thing or person over others)
Derived terms
- preferen?ní
Related terms
- See oferta
- preferovat
See also
- up?ednostn?ní
Further reading
- preference in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- preference in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Middle French
Noun
preference f (plural preferences)
- preference (option preferred over another option)
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counterattraction
English
Etymology
counter- +? attraction
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ka?nt????t?ak??n/
Noun
counterattraction (plural counterattractions)
- Something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference.
- 1956, January 31st: Alan Alexander Milne; quoted in:
- 1988: James B. Simpson, Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, ? 4,393 (Houghton Mifflin, ?ISBN
- The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief?—?call it what you will?—?than any book ever written; it has emptied more churches than all the counterattractions of cinema, motor bicycle and golf course.
Related terms
counterattraction From the web:
- what does counterattraction mean
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