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1 ♦ favourite
♦ favourite /ˈfeɪvrɪt/A a.preferito; favorito; prediletto: my favourite novelist, il mio romanziere preferitoB n.2 ( di persona) beniamino, beniamina; favorito, favorita; prediletto, prediletta: her father's favourite, il beniamino [la beniamina] di suo padre; the king's favourite, il favorito [la favorita] del re● favourite son, uomo famoso, benemerito del luogo natale; (polit. USA) candidato proposto dal suo Stato natale ( alla presidenza degli USA).
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