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51preferably — pref|e|ra|bly [ˈprefərəbli] adv used in order to show which person, thing, place, or idea you think would be the best choice ▪ Students must take two years of a foreign language, preferably Spanish …
52preference — pref|e|rence W3 [ˈprefərəns] n 1.) [U and C] if you have a preference for something, you like it more than another thing and will choose it if you can →↑prefer ▪ Do you have a colour preference ? preference for ▪ a cultural preference for boy… …
53preferential — pref|e|ren|tial [ˌprefəˈrenʃəl] adj [only before noun] preferential treatment, rates etc are deliberately different in order to give an advantage to particular people ▪ preferential credit terms for reliable borrowers >preferentially adv …
54prefatory — pref|a|to|ry [ prefə,tɔri ] adjective FORMAL used as an introduction to something such as a book or a speech: prefatory remarks/material/notes …
55preferable — pref|er|a|ble [ pref(ə)rəbl ] adjective * more appropriate or useful than something else: preferable to: Sitting home alone would be preferable to spending a night with Janice. infinitely preferable (=much more appropriate or useful): Wouldn t it …
56preferably — pref|er|a|bly [ pref(ə)rəbli ] adverb * used for saying what someone would like or prefer: She wants to retire, preferably before she s fifty. When we move I d like to get a pet, preferably a dog …
57preference — pref|er|ence [ pref(ə)rəns ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a feeling of liking or wanting someone or something more than someone or something else: preference for: a preference for small dogs have a preference: Either tomorrow or Wednesday is… …
58preface — pref•ace [[t]ˈprɛf ɪs[/t]] n. v. aced, ac•ing 1) a preliminary statement in a book by the author or editor, setting forth the book s purpose, acknowledging the assistance of others, etc 2) an introductory part, as of a speech 3) a preliminary or… …
59Alterna — (pref.) alternative; unconventional; not an ordinary or run of the mill example of: alternababe , alternateens , alternadom , alternarock …
60Schm- — (pref.) substituted for the beginning of consonants of a specific word when forming a reduplicative pair, and used to reject or deny the importance of that word: I can t come I m too old. Old, schmold! You can t get out of it that easily… …
