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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
preferable
 
SYLLABICATION:pref·er·a·ble
PRONUNCIATION:  prfr--bl, prfr-
ADJECTIVE: More desirable or worthy than another; preferred: Coffee is preferable to tea, I think.
OTHER FORMS:prefer·a·bili·ty, prefer·a·ble·ness —NOUN
prefer·a·bly —ADVERB
 
 
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