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Meaning of PREFERABLY

Pronunciation:  pr'efurublee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adv]  more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"
 
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 Synonyms: rather, sooner
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pref"er*a*bly\, adv.
In preference; by choice.
      To choose Plautus preferably to Terence. --Dennis.
 

 

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