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  • 1over — o·ver || əʊvÉ™(r) adj. complete, all over, finished, ended, past; concluded, having come to a conclusion; upper, higher up; higher in authority or position; extra, excessive; surplus; serving as an outer covering, external (as an over shoe);… …

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  • 2Rehearse — Re*hearse (r?*h?rs ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rehearsed} ( h?rst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rehearsing}.] [OE. rehercen, rehersen, OF. reherser, rehercier, to harrow over again; pref. re re + hercier to harrow, fr. herce a harrow, F. herse. See {Hearse}.]… …

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  • 3Rehearsed — Rehearse Re*hearse (r?*h?rs ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rehearsed} ( h?rst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rehearsing}.] [OE. rehercen, rehersen, OF. reherser, rehercier, to harrow over again; pref. re re + hercier to harrow, fr. herce a harrow, F. herse. See… …

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  • 4Rehearsing — Rehearse Re*hearse (r?*h?rs ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rehearsed} ( h?rst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rehearsing}.] [OE. rehercen, rehersen, OF. reherser, rehercier, to harrow over again; pref. re re + hercier to harrow, fr. herce a harrow, F. herse. See… …

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  • 5preference — /pref euhr euhns, pref reuhns/, n. 1. the act of preferring. 2. the state of being preferred. 3. that which is preferred; choice: His preference is vanilla, not chocolate. 4. a practical advantage given to one over others. 5. a prior right or… …

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  • 6preferential — pref|er|en|tial [ ,prefə renʃl ] adjective giving one person or group an advantage over others: preferential treatment: Europe has given Caribbean banana growers preferential treatment for more than 20 years. ╾ pref|er|en|tial|ly adverb …

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  • 7preference — pref•er•ence [[t]ˈprɛf ər əns, ˈprɛf rəns[/t]] n. 1) the act of preferring 2) the state of being preferred 3) something preferred; choice; selection: Her preference is vanilla[/ex] 4) a practical advantage given to one over others 5) bus law a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8hyper — pref. over …

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  • 9trans — pref. over, across, beyond …

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  • 10preferential — [ˌprefəˈrenʃ(ə)l] adj giving one person or group an advantage over all others Neither sex should get preferential treatment.[/ex] …

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