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• over — o·ver || əʊvÉ™(r) adj. complete, all over, finished, ended, past; concluded, having come to a conclusion; upper, higher up; higher in authority or position; extra, excessive; surplus; serving as an outer covering, external (as an over shoe);… …   English contemporary dictionary

• Repute — Re*pute (r? p?t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reputing}.] [F. r[ e]puter, L. reputare to count over, think over; pref. re re + putare to count, think. See {Putative}.] To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to hold; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Reputed — Repute Re*pute (r? p?t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reputing}.] [F. r[ e]puter, L. reputare to count over, think over; pref. re re + putare to count, think. See {Putative}.] To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Reputing — Repute Re*pute (r? p?t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reputing}.] [F. r[ e]puter, L. reputare to count over, think over; pref. re re + putare to count, think. See {Putative}.] To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• preference — /pref euhr euhns, pref reuhns/, n. 1. the act of preferring. 2. the state of being preferred. 3. that which is preferred; choice: His preference is vanilla, not chocolate. 4. a practical advantage given to one over others. 5. a prior right or… …   Universalium

• preferential — pref|er|en|tial [ ,prefə renʃl ] adjective giving one person or group an advantage over others: preferential treatment: Europe has given Caribbean banana growers preferential treatment for more than 20 years. ╾ pref|er|en|tial|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• preference — pref•er•ence [[t]ˈprɛf ər əns, ˈprɛf rəns[/t]] n. 1) the act of preferring 2) the state of being preferred 3) something preferred; choice; selection: Her preference is vanilla[/ex] 4) a practical advantage given to one over others 5) bus law a… …   From formal English to slang

• hyper — pref. over …   English contemporary dictionary

• trans — pref. over, across, beyond …   English contemporary dictionary

• preferential — [ˌprefəˈrenʃ(ə)l] adj giving one person or group an advantage over all others Neither sex should get preferential treatment.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• preference — / pref(ə)rəns/ noun 1. a thing which someone prefers ● the customers’ preference for small corner shops 2. a thing which has an advantage over something else …   Dictionary of banking and finance