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præference

præference is the obsolete spelling of preference.

Meaning of preference

Noun (1)

preference (countable and uncountable, plural preferences)

  1. The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
    • He has a preference for crisp wines.
    Synonyms:
    druthers, way
  2. The option to so select, and the one selected.
    • Can I keep my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of this application?
  3. The state of being preferred over others.
  4. A strong liking or personal valuation.
  5. A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
    Synonyms:
    predilection

Noun (2)

preference (uncountable)

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

See all 7 meanings of preference

Forms of præference

pluralpræferences

Questions about præference

What is præference the obsolete spelling of?
Præference is the obsolete spelling of preference.

Words near præference in the dictionary

  1. præfecture
  2. præfectures
  3. præfer
  4. præfer'd
  5. præferable
  6. præference
  7. præferences
  8. præferre
  9. præferred
  10. præferres
  11. præferring

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Adapted from Wiktionary: præference (page history and authors); preference (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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