"preferentially" meaning in All languages combined

See preferentially on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃə.li/ [UK]
Etymology: From preferential + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|preferential|ly}} preferential + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} preferentially (not comparable)
  1. in a preferential manner Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-preferentially-en-adv-1w~~~lsi
  2. advantageously Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-preferentially-en-adv-ohbEddye Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: preferrentially

Download JSON data for preferentially meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)

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