- preferability
- noun see preferable
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
preferability
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Preferability — Pref er*a*bil i*ty, n. The quality or state of being preferable; preferableness. J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preferability — index choice (decision) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
preferability — preferable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ more desirable or suitable. DERIVATIVES preferability noun … English terms dictionary
preferability — See preferable. * * * … Universalium
preferability — noun The state of being preferable … Wiktionary
preferability — n. state of being preferable, ability to be chosen before, desirability … English contemporary dictionary
preferability — pref·er·a·bil·i·ty … English syllables
preferability — ˌpref(ə)rəˈbiləd.ē, lətē, i noun Etymology: preferable + ity : preferableness … Useful english dictionary
preferable — preferability, preferableness, n. preferably, adv. /pref euhr euh beuhl, pref reuh / or, often, /pri ferr /, adj. 1. more desirable. 2. worthy to be preferred. [1640 50; < F préfsptérable. See PREFER, ABLE] * * * … Universalium
applied logic — Introduction the study of the practical art of right reasoning. The formalism (formal logic) and theoretical results of pure logic can be clothed with meanings derived from a variety of sources within philosophy as well as from other… … Universalium
