| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fa·vor·ite |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f  v r- t, fvrt |
| NOUN: | 1a. One that enjoys special favor or regard. b. One that is trusted, indulged, or preferred above all others, especially by a superior: a favorite of the monarch. 2. A contestant or competitor regarded as most likely to win. | | ADJECTIVE: | Liked or preferred above all others; regarded with special favor. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Obsolete French favorit, from Old Italian favorito, past participle of favorire, to favor, from favore, favor, from Latin favor. See favor.
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