prefabrication
— Noun
– English
~ the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site
preface
— Noun
– English
~ a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
preface
— Verb
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~ furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
prefaded
— Adjective
– English
~ (of fabric or clothing) having been given a faded (weathered) appearance by artificial means
prefatorial
— Adjective
– English
~ serving as an introduction or preface
prefatory
— Adjective
– English
~ serving as an introduction or preface
prefect
— Noun
– English
~ a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"
prefectural
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to a prefecture; "a prefectural museum"
prefecture
— Noun
– English
~ the office of prefect
prefecture
— Noun
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~ the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
prefer
— Verb
– English
~ promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"
prefer
— Verb
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~ like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
prefer
— Verb
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~ select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
prefer
— Verb
– English
~ give preference to one creditor over another
preferable
— Adjective
– English
~ more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"
preferably
— Adverb
– English
~ more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"
preference
— Noun
– English
~ grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
preference
— Noun
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~ a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
preference
— Noun
– English
~ the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"
preference
— Noun
– English
~ a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"