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Vinony

preference

noun

  1. a greater liking for one alternative over another or others
L1241 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. preferans (a card game)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ / /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹɛns/

noun

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

verb

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

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