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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preference \Pref"er*ence\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]f['e]rence.]
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?
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
preference
n 1: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature";
"the Irish have a penchant for blarney"; "martinis are
an acquired taste" [syn: {penchant}, {predilection}, {taste}]
2: a predisposition in favor of something [syn: {predilection}]
3: the right or chance to choose: "given my druthers, I'd eat
cake" [syn: {druthers}]
4: grant of favor or advantage to one over another (esp to a
country or countries in matters of international trade
such as levying duties)
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
PREFERENCE, n. A sentiment, or frame of mind, induced by the
erroneous belief that one thing is better than another.
An ancient philosopher, expounding his conviction that life is no
better than death, was asked by a disciple why, then, he did not die.
"Because," he replied, "death is no better than life."
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