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preferentially /prɛfəˈrɛnʃ(ə)li /adverb1In a way that involves preference or partiality; more favourably: he was treated preferentially over other customers...- Some search engines allow advertisers or fee payers to have their pages displayed preferentially.
- No longer could local governments buy preferentially from local vendors.
- Customers will select preferentially products whose trademarks they identify.
1.1With greater likelihood; to a greater degree: infection occurs preferentially in early childhood...- Males are preferentially affected.
- It tends to preferentially involve trunk and extremities.
- Infection occurs preferentially in early childhood and once established tends to persist for years or decades.
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