"of choice" meaning in English

See of choice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-of choice.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} of choice
  1. (idiomatic) preferred above others. Tags: idiomatic Translations (preferred above others): de choix (French), der Wahl (German), de cabecera (Spanish), nên chọn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-of_choice-en-prep_phrase-cJwn85eg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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