prediligere

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin praedīligere (to esteem before others), from prae- (before) + dis- (apart; utterly) + legere (to choose). By surface analysis, pre- +‎ diligere.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pre.diˈli.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -idʒere
  • Hyphenation: pre‧di‧lì‧ge‧re

Verb[edit]

predilìgere (first-person singular present predilìgo, first-person singular past historic predilèssi, past participle predilètto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to prefer, have predilection for

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