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As a little boy, I apparently had a predilection for undoing latch gates, running up pathways and ringing doorbells - and then running off again and away before the door was opened behind me.
Ronald Frame

Meaning of "predilection" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PREDILECTION

From French prédilection, from Medieval Latin praedīligere to prefer, from Latin prae before + dīligere to love.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PREDILECTION

predilection  [ˌpriːdɪˈlɛkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREDILECTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Predilection is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PREDILECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of predilection in the English dictionary

The definition of predilection in the dictionary is a predisposition, preference, or bias.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREDILECTION


bilection
baɪˈlɛkʃən
bolection
bəʊˈlɛkʃən
collection
kəˈlɛkʃən
complexion
kəmˈplɛkʃən
deflection
dɪˈflɛkʃən
election
ɪˈlɛkʃən
flexion
ˈflɛkʃən
inflection
ɪnˈflɛkʃən
intellection
ˌɪntɪˈlɛkʃən
lection
ˈlɛkʃən
misrecollection
ˌmɪsˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən
nonelection
ˌnɒnɪˈlɛkʃən
postelection
ˌpəʊstɪˈlɛkʃən
prelection
prɪˈlɛkʃən
recollection
ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən
reflection
rɪˈflɛkʃən
reflexion
rɪˈflɛkʃən
reselection
riːsɪˈlɛkʃən
selection
sɪˈlɛkʃən
subintellection
ˌsʌbɪntɪˈlɛkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREDILECTION

predictableness
predictably
predicter
prediction
predictive
predictively
predictor
predigest
predigested
predigestion
predikant
predilect
predinner
predischarge
prediscovery
predisposal
predispose
predisposed
predisposition
predive

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREDILECTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
fiction
function
inspection
instruction
introduction
production
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of predilection in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PREDILECTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «predilection» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of predilection

Translation of «predilection» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREDILECTION

Find out the translation of predilection to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of predilection from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «predilection» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

好发
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

predilección
570 millions of speakers

English

predilection
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

predilection
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ميل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пристрастие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

predileção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পক্ষপাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prédilection
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecenderungan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorliebe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偏愛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편애
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Predilection
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tánh thiên vị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருதலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पश्चात्ताप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yeğleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

predilezione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

upodobanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пристрасть
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

predilecție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προτίμηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorliefde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förkärlek
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forkjærlighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of predilection

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREDILECTION»

The term «predilection» is regularly used and occupies the 77.142 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREDILECTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about predilection

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2 QUOTES WITH «PREDILECTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word predilection.
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Ronald Frame
As a little boy, I apparently had a predilection for undoing latch gates, running up pathways and ringing doorbells - and then running off again and away before the door was opened behind me.
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Paul Hawken
Seeing the world around you clearly is a critical step in developing an idea for a business, carrying out that idea, and then thriving with an ongoing concern. Through choice, predilection, lack of education, impatience, or other causes, the entrepreneur lives, in a way, outside the mainstream.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREDILECTION»

Discover the use of predilection in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to predilection and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ripple: A Predilection for Tina
Meanwhile, Tina's own motives behind working for Martin are slowly turned upside down as well, building the book towards its inevitably explosive end.
Dave Cooper, 2003
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Hereditary Bone and Joint Diseases in the Dog: ...
If osteochondrosis is a disease affecting skeletal maturation, why are there certain sites of predilection? Osteochondrosis of the shoulder joint is almost exclusively located in the centrocaudal portion of the humeral head where the cartilage ...
Joe P. Morgan, Alida Wind, Autumn P. Davidson, 2000
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Hate Prejudice and Racism
Predilection and Avoidance Discrimination may be expressed by acts of denial or acts of avoidance. Avoidance discrimination usually occurs at personal social levels of intergroup relations. Refusing to associate with someone because of his  ...
Milton Kleg, 1993
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Predilection
But are they really? The short stories in Predilection attempt to answer that question and explore the consequences of mans free will, even if its products are horrid: the deepest, purest nature of the human mind is unspeakable.
Mary Parker, 2009
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FAO/WHO/OIE Guidelines for the Surveillance, Management, ...
out in different species to determine typical predilection sites for Trichinella larvae . In domestic pigs, the three main predilection sites for T spiralis are the diaphragm cms, the tongue and the masseter muscle (Gamble, 1996; Forbes and  ...
Jean Dupouy-Camet, K. Darwin Murrell, 2007
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The Westminster Review
Admitting that the mind of the farmer's son is more thickset than is customary with these endearing associations; admitting his unusual predilection for the pursuits of his father and grandfather, this predilection, it is obvious, makes nothing ...
‎1824
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The Righteousness Of Life: William Soutar : A Poet's ...
Rather than emphasizing William Soutar's role as a major protagonist of the Scottish Renaissance - a role which has gained greater recognition in recent years -, the author, in this study of William Soutar's life and work, has chosen to ...
Heidelinde Prüger, 1998
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Martin Heidegger: Philosophical and Political Writings
Ontologically, wishing presupposes care. In hankering, being-in-the-world- already-among . . . has priority. Being-ahead-of-itself-in-already-being-in is modified accordingly. Entangled hankering reveals the predilection of Da-sein to be "lived" ...
Manfred Stassen, 2003
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Vascular Adhesion Molecules and Inflammation
Characteristics of the areas of predilection The nature of the vessel wall determines the areas where monocytes accumulate in hyperlipidemic animals. The areas of predilection have particular flow characteristics which have been especially ...
Jeremy D. Pearson, 1999
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Spontaneous Animal Models of Human Disease
The xanthomas accompanying hyperlipoproteinemia show predilection for areas particularly subject to local stress or trauma, although the major determinant of these lesions is believed to be the tissue uptake of some of the circulating lipids ...
Edwin J. Andrews, Billy C. Ward, Norman H. Altman, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREDILECTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term predilection is used in the context of the following news items.
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It Aint Easy Being Joffrey: Jack Gleesons Game of Thrones …
As the despicable Joffrey Baratheon, Gleeson's twisted boy-king had a predilection for sexual violence and the abuse of vulnerable women. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
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Blessie Gotingco's killer could have been locked up for good
[and] has a predilection for, and a proclivity towards, sexual offending". He was widely psychologically-profiled as a threat to prepubescent girls. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Four New Toothed Frogs Found in West Africa
... own size—nearly 2.5 inches long—though it's unclear if this is their primary source of food or whether the new species share this predilection. «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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Does Feminism Make Women Ugly?
In many cases, women with a predilection for activism have high testosterone levels in the first place: consider the “high-T jawline” so many ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Hillary's Nearly Impossible Road to the White House
... given the public's predilection to divide control between the two parties. That challenge is appreciably tougher when the party's candidate is ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Kenya: The cholera test and why the Kenyan health system has failed
Cholera shares this predilection for the poor with jiggers. Maybe it is for this reason that various departments of health are rushing to declare ... «Médecins Sans Frontières International, Jul 15»
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Westboro Baptist Church Supports Louisiana Shooter: A Debate …
... its predilection to picket at the funerals of U.S. servicemembers. Although the shooter, John Russell Houser, wasn't a member, the church has ... «The Nonprofit Quarterly, Jul 15»
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Italian Serie A, goal--line technology, hymn unveiled at Milan Expo
Allevi also told Xinhua that he has a predilection for China. "I adore China and I am grateful to this country, where I held my first important ... «Xinhua, Jul 15»
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Looking back at deadmau5′s debut studio album, 'Get Scraped'
There are traces of techno, chiptune, and glitch hop embedded throughout the work, yet perhaps most apparent of all is his predilection for ... «Dancing Astronaut, Jul 15»
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Flagler Live-Blogs Harper Lee's “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 6 …
“Home for nineteen hours and you've already indulged your predilection for ablutionary excesses, hah!” I would of enjoyed knowing this guy. «FlaglerLive.com, Jul 15»

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