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 Preference \Pref"er*ence\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]f['e]rence.]
   1. The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred;
      the setting of one thing before another; precedence;
      higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power
      or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his
      preference.
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            Leave the critics on either side to contend about
            the preference due to this or that sort of poetry.
                                                  --Dryden.
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            Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our
            reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge
            over another's.                       --Locke.
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   2. That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior
      favor; as, which is your preference?
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