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preference
noun
- 1. The preferring of one person, thing, etc to another.
2. One's choice of, or liking for, someone or something particular.
- Thesaurus: inclination, partiality, fancy, liking, predilection; option, choice, first choice, selection, pick, wish, desire, election.
- Thesaurus: special treatment, preferential treatment, favour, precedence, priority, favouritism, special consideration, advantage.
- Rather than.
