"preferrable" meaning in English

See preferrable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹəˈfɜːɹəbəl/ Forms: more preferrable [comparative], most preferrable [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} preferrable (comparative more preferrable, superlative most preferrable)
  1. Alternative form of preferable Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: preferable
    Sense id: en-preferrable-en-adj-EwVzemyh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "form": "more preferrable",
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    {
      "form": "most preferrable",
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        "superlative"
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          "ref": "1818, J. B. Henry Savigny, Alexander Correard, Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816:",
          "text": "This Cape Merick seems preferrable for commerce, either as a factory, to trade with the Moors, or as a place of protection for the traders, and the fishery.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1901, Louis Becke, \"Five-Head\" Creek; and Fish Drugging In The Pacific:",
          "text": "Sardines and tinned salmon were luxuries we could not afford, but fresh fish and game were better, and, even when salted, were preferrable to a continuous diet of beef.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of preferable"
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəˈfɜːɹəbəl/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "more preferrable",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most preferrable",
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        "superlative"
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          "ref": "1818, J. B. Henry Savigny, Alexander Correard, Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816:",
          "text": "This Cape Merick seems preferrable for commerce, either as a factory, to trade with the Moors, or as a place of protection for the traders, and the fishery.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1901, Louis Becke, \"Five-Head\" Creek; and Fish Drugging In The Pacific:",
          "text": "Sardines and tinned salmon were luxuries we could not afford, but fresh fish and game were better, and, even when salted, were preferrable to a continuous diet of beef.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of preferable"
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      "ipa": "/pɹəˈfɜːɹəbəl/"
    }
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