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predilection

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɹiː.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/Part of speech nounSorted cdeeiilnoprtStarts with PEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a predisposition in favor of something

Word origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin praedīlēctiō.

Used in a sentence

  • 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 thereby explained.
  • It was an illusion, of course, generated by Clevinger's predilection for staring fixedly at one side of a question and never seeing the other side at all.
  • The appointment as Member of the B.T.C. with "special responsibility for railway workshops" of Sir Steuart Mitchell is in accordance with Mr. Marples' predilection for non-railwaymen in the highest posts.

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