Англо-русский словарь - predilection
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predilection
noun пристрастие, склонность (к чему-либо) (for)
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1. книж. пристрастие, склонность; предпочтение to have a natural predilection to smth. —- иметь природную склонность к чему-л. she has a predilection for Bach —- она любит (музыку) Баха ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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n. (often foll. by for) a preference or special liking. Etymology: F pr{eacute}dilection ult. f. L praediligere praedilect- prefer (as PRAE-, diligere select): see DILIGENT ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
noun Etymology: French predilection, from Medieval Latin praediligere to love more, prefer, from Latin prae- + diligere to love — more at diligent Date: 1742 an established preference for something Synonyms: ~, prepossession, prejudice, bias mean an attitude of mind that predisposes one to favor something. ~ implies a strong liking deriving from one's temperament or experience a ~ for travel. prepossession suggests a fixed conception likely to preclude objective judgment of anything counter to it a prepossession against technology. prejudice usually implies an unfavorable prepossession and connotes a feeling rooted in suspicion, fear, or intolerance a mindless prejudice against the unfamiliar. bias implies an unreasoned and unfair distortion of judgment in favor of or against a person or thing a strong bias toward the plaintiff. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(predilections) If you have a predilection for something, you have a strong liking for it. (FORMAL) ...his predilection for fast cars and fast horses. = fondness N-COUNT: oft N for n/-ing ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n formal if you have a predilection for something, especially something rather unusual, you like it very much ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1742, from Fr. prйdilection, from pp. stem of M.L. prediligere "prefer before others," from L. prж- "before" + diligere "choose, love." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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