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predilection(dictionary)

predilection (iou)



predilection noun. M18.
[French predilection, repr. noun of action from medieval Latin praedilect- pa. ppl stem of praediligere choose or love before others, from prae PRE- + diligere: see DILIGENT, -ION.]
A mental preference or partiality; a favourable predisposition. Usu. foll. by for.
J. R. Ackerley I had not concealed from her my homosexual predilections. M. Hunter His predilection for the bottle that was eventually to make him an alcoholic.