OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 24298

predilection

/ˌpɹiː.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
predilección
A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
American operating practice aims at the minimum wastage of time by locomotives at water columns and coal stages, and this predilection for shunters with high capacity tenders is th…
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 displease…
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