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predilection|priːdɪˈlɛkʃən|
[a. F. prédilection (16th c.), ad. L. type *prædīlectiōn-em, n. of action f. med.L. prædīligĕre: see prec. and dilection.]
A mental preference or partiality; a favourable predisposition or prepossession.
1742Hume Dissert. iv. (1757) 234 It is almost impossible not to feel a predilection for that which suits our particular turn and disposition. 1768Sterne Sent. Journ. (1778) I. 180 (Translation), I have a predilection for the whole corps of veterans. 1828Scott F.M. Perth ix, Robert had never testified much predilection for violent exertion. 1866Crump Banking ix. 203 Sir Robert Peel avowed his own predilection for a central bank of issue. |