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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

preferentially en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃə.li/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English preferential Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English preferentially From preferential + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) in a preferential manner
  2. (not-comparable) advantageously

Forms

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