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predeliction

predeliction is the misspelling of predilection.

Meaning of predilection

Noun

predilection (countable and uncountable, plural predilections)

  1. A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
    • The young King looked tenderly at Mademoiselle Mancini, who gave him a glance quite as tender in return—not, however, unobserved. His mother had been for some time past a displeased spectator of a predilection which might become dangerous.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 219

Questions about predeliction

What is predeliction the misspelling of?
Predeliction is the misspelling of predilection.

Words near predeliction in the dictionary

  1. predeliberated
  2. predeliberates
  3. predeliberating
  4. predeliberation
  5. predeliberations
  6. predeliction
  7. predelimitation
  8. predelineation
  9. predelineations
  10. predelinquency
  11. predelinquent

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