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English Dictionary: preferable by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preferable
adj
  1. more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"
    Synonym(s): preferable, preferred
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Preferable \Pref"er*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr[82]f[82]rable.]
      Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more
      desirable; as, a preferable scheme. --Addison.
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