"preferential" meaning in All languages combined

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "antipreferential"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nonpreferential"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "preferential attachment"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Medieval Latin preferentia + -al.",
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    {
      "form": "more preferential",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most preferential",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Club members received preferential seating.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "preferential treatment",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference."
      ],
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        [
          "showing",
          "showing"
        ],
        [
          "giving",
          "giving"
        ],
        [
          "preference",
          "preference"
        ]
      ]
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        {
          "text": "preferential voting; the preferential system",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Of or relating to a voting system in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference (usually their first and second choices) between two or more candidates, so that if no candidate receives a majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest number of first and second choices together is the winner."
      ],
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          "voting",
          "vote"
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          "system",
          "system"
        ],
        [
          "ballot",
          "ballot"
        ],
        [
          "candidate",
          "candidate"
        ],
        [
          "majority",
          "majority"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "preferrential"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "word": "suosiva"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "word": "etuus-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "préférentiel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "word": "vorrangig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "protimisiakós",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "word": "προτιμησιακός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lʹgótnyj",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "word": "льго́тный"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "word": "preferente"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English relational adjectives",
    "English terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "English terms suffixed with -al",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
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    {
      "word": "antipreferential"
    },
    {
      "word": "nonpreferential"
    },
    {
      "word": "nonpreferentially"
    },
    {
      "word": "preferential attachment"
    },
    {
      "word": "preferentially"
    },
    {
      "word": "unpreferential"
    },
    {
      "word": "unpreferentially"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Medieval Latin preferentia + -al.",
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    {
      "form": "more preferential",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most preferential",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Club members received preferential seating.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "preferential treatment",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference."
      ],
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          "showing",
          "showing"
        ],
        [
          "giving",
          "giving"
        ],
        [
          "preference",
          "preference"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "preferential voting; the preferential system",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Of or relating to a voting system in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference (usually their first and second choices) between two or more candidates, so that if no candidate receives a majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest number of first and second choices together is the winner."
      ],
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          "vote"
        ],
        [
          "system",
          "system"
        ],
        [
          "ballot",
          "ballot"
        ],
        [
          "candidate",
          "candidate"
        ],
        [
          "majority",
          "majority"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "preferrential"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "word": "suosiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "word": "etuus-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "préférentiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "word": "vorrangig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "protimisiakós",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "word": "προτιμησιακός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lʹgótnyj",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "word": "льго́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to preference",
      "word": "preferente"
    }
  ],
  "word": "preferential"
}