predilection
pre·di·lec·tion
noun
1.
a predisposition in favor of something
- “a predilection for expensive cars”
- “his sexual preferences”
- “showed a Marxist orientation”
2.
- “my own preference is for good literature”
- “the Irish have a penchant for blarney”
Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin praedīlēctiō.
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