Nearby Words

favoured

[fey-ver] Origin

fa·vour

[fey-ver]
noun, verb (used with object) Chiefly British.

See -or1.

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Favoured is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Word Origin & History

favour
British spelling of favor (q.v.); for suffix, see -or. Related: Favourite; favouritism.
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