<p>Predilection is a noun that refers to a preference for.</p>
<p>The Latin word prediligere (pray day LEEGE air ay) means ‘to prefer before others.’ Having a predilection means to have a preference before others. For example: When it comes to food and movies, everyone knows I have a predilection for Italian. Nothing moves me more than an evening of Sergio Leone movies while eating linguini and clam sauce.</p>

Predilection is a noun that refers to a preference for. The Latin word prediligere (pray day LEEGE air ay) means ‘to prefer before others.’ Having a predilection means to have a preference before others. For example: When it comes to food and movies, everyone knows I have a predilection for Italian. Nothing moves me more than an evening of Sergio Leone movies while eating linguini and clam sauce.

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