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Definition of Preference
Preference

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.

That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference?

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Preference Quotations

I'm an American before any party preference.
Lynn Anderson

Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
Moliere

I choose the likely man in preference to the rich man; I want a man without money rather than money without a man.
Themistocles

Of two pleasures, if there be one which all or almost all who have experience of both give a decided preference, irrespective of any feeling of moral obligation to prefer it, that is the more desirable pleasure.
John Stuart Mill

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be in the studio until 4 in the morning.
Alanis Morissette

Preference Translations

preference in German is Vorzug, Bevorzugung, Vorliebe
preference in Spanish is preferencia


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