adv
Meaning 1
in a preferential manner
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
preferentially
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UK: /ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃə.li/
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CMU ARPABET: P R EH2 F ER0 EH1 N SH AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
advantageously
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a preferential manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was treated preferentially
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English preferential Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English preferentially From preferential + -ly.