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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a predisposition in favor of something;
- Example: "a predilection for expensive cars"
- Example: "his sexual preferences"
- Example: "showed a Marxist orientation"
[syn: predilection, preference, orientation]

2. a strong liking;
- Example: "my own preference is for good literature"
- Example: "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
[syn: preference, penchant, predilection, taste]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Predilection \Pre`di*lec"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + L. dilectus, p.
   p. diligere to prefer: cf. F. pr['e]dilection. See
   Diligent.]
   A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of
   something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality.
   --Burke.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

predilection
    n 1: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for
         expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a
         Marxist orientation" [syn: predilection, preference,
         orientation]
    2: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature";
       "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: preference,
       penchant, predilection, taste]


The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

PREDILECTION, n.  The preparatory stage of disillusion.