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noun
1.
the act of preferring.
2.
the state of being preferred.
4.
a practical advantage given to one over others.
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EXPANDa prior right or claim, as to payment of dividends or to assets upon dissolution.
6.
COLLAPSEthe favoring of one country or group of countries by granting special advantages over others in international trade.
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is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| 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 screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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