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PREFERABLE

\pɹɪfˈɜːɹəbə͡l], \pɹɪfˈɜːɹəbə‍l], \p_ɹ_ɪ_f_ˈɜː_ɹ_ə_b_əl]\

Definitions of PREFERABLE

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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More desirable than others; worthy to be chosen.
Preferably.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Preferably.
Worthy to be preferred or chosen: more desirable, or excellent: of better quality.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Preferably.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Worthy of preference.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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