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pref·er·a·ble

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–adjective

1.	more desirable.

2.	worthy to be preferred.

[Origin: 1640–50; < F préfsptérable. See prefer, -able

]

—Related forms

pref·er·a·bil·i·ty, pref·er·a·ble·ness, noun

pref·er·a·bly, adverb

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pref·er·a·ble Audio Help (prěf'ər-ə-bəl, prěf'rə-) Pronunciation Key
adj. More desirable or worthy than another; preferred: Coffee is preferable to tea, I think.

pref'er·a·bil'i·ty, pref'er·a·ble·ness n., pref'er·a·bly adv.

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preferable
adjective
more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is 'Dan'"

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ˈpreferable [ˈpre-] adjective

more desirable
Example: Is it preferable to write or make a telephone call?

Arabic:	مُفَضَّل
Chinese (Simplified):	更可取的
Chinese (Traditional):	更可取的
Czech:	vhodnější
Danish:	at foretrække; bedre
Dutch:	verkieslijk
Estonian:	eelistatav
Finnish:	suotavampi
French:	préférable
German:	vorzuziehen
Greek:	προτιμότερος
Hungarian:	kívánatosabb
Icelandic:	ákjósanlegri
Indonesian:	lebih disukai
Italian:	preferibile

Japanese:	より好ましい
Korean:	더 나은
Latvian:	par labāku atzīstams; vēlamāks
Lithuanian:	labiau pageidautinas
Norwegian:	som er å foretrekke
Polish:	bardziej pożądany
Portuguese (Brazil):	preferível
Portuguese (Portugal):	preferível
Romanian:	preferabil
Russian:	предпочтительный
Slovak:	vhodnejší
Slovenian:	bolj zaželen
Spanish:	preferible
Swedish:	som är att föredra
Turkish:	tercih edilir, *olunur

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Preferable

Pref"er*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]f['e]rable.] Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more desirable; as, a preferable scheme. --Addison.

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