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Meanings of predilection in inglês

português
tendência
catalão
predilecció
espanhol
inclinación

A strong liking.

tendência

A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction.

Usage of predilection in inglês
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Directors will, inevitably, prosecute that mandate according to individual predilection and interpretation.
The Guardian
2
Sites of predilection include the lower limbs followed by the upper limbs.
Pubmed
3
After all the question has resolved itself into one of personal predilection.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
4
Lymphomas showed an unusual predilection for involvement of the central nervous system.
Pubmed
5
The most common predilection sites are the renal parenchyma and the retroperitoneum.
Pubmed
6
B-r-e-a-t-h-e! he said, tamping down his Guatemalan predilection toward something more colorful.
Rock and Ice Magazine
7
He had not counted on the officers or her predilection for Italian.
Jerry
8
If so, her predilection for him might turn out to be cosmic.
Time After Time
9
Until this memorable event Baden-Powell had expressed no special predilection for soldiering.
The Story of Baden-Powell / 'The Wolf That Never Sleeps'
10
When they were over, his predilection for a literary vocation became known.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
11
Uba shared Creb's predilection for the fat birds with the feathered feet.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
12
PCOD is seen above 30 years of age and has slight female predilection.
Pubmed
13
The median age of presentation was 13 years; there was no sex predilection.
Pubmed
14
Some conspicuous cases confirmed their predilection in favor of the scaffold.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II
15
He has perhaps explained the theory of this predilection in the following lines:
Characters of Shakespeare's Plays
16
With the dream of his youth vanished all predilection for the softer sex.
The Lost Hunter / A Tale of Early Times
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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