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Webster 1913 Edition
Preference
Pref′er-ence
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
préférence
.] 1.
The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing;
as, to give him his
. preference
Leave the critics on either side to contend about the
preference
due to this or that sort of poetry. Dryden.
Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings, and
preference
of one man’s knowledge over another's. Locke.
2.
That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference?
Webster 1828 Edition
Preference
PREF'ERENCE
,Noun.
Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due to this or that sort of poetry.
It has to, above, before, or over, before the thing postponed. All men give the preference to Homer as an epic poet. The human body has the preference above or before those of brutes.
The knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings,and preference of one man's knowledge over another's.
Definition 2024
préférence
préférence
See also: preference
French
Noun
préférence f (plural préférences)
- preference
- Quelqu’un connait-il un bel arbre, isolé de préférence, et accessible à Toulouse et ses environs?
- Is anyone aware of a beautiful tree, preferably isolated, but accessible in and around Toulouse?
- Quelqu’un connait-il un bel arbre, isolé de préférence, et accessible à Toulouse et ses environs?
- like (something that a given person likes)