- pre|e|lec|tion
- pre|e|lec|tion or pre-e|lec|tion «PREE ih LEHK shuhn», noun, adjective.–n.an anticipatory election; previous choice.–adj.before an election: »
a preelection campaign.
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pre-e|lec|tion — pre|e|lec|tion or pre e|lec|tion «PREE ih LEHK shuhn», noun, adjective. –n. an anticipatory election; previous choice. –adj. before an election: »a preelection campaign … Useful english dictionary
pre|di|lec|tion — «PREE duh LEHK shuhn, PREHD uh », noun. a liking; preference: »In spite of her predilection for my powerful rival, she liked to flirt with me (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): partiality, predisposition. ╂[< Middle French prédilection <… … Useful english dictionary
pre·di·lec·tion — /ˌprɛdəˈlɛkʃən, Brit ˌpriːdəˈlɛkʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] formal : a natural liking for something : a tendency to do or to be attracted to something She followed her own predilections. [=she did the things she liked/wanted to do] often + for… … Useful english dictionary
pre|lec´tion — pre|lect «prih LEHKT», intransitive verb. to discourse publicly; deliver a lecture. Also, praelect. ╂[< Latin praelēctus, past participle of praelegere read to others, lecture upon < prae before + legere read] –pre|lec´tion, noun.… … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
pre|lec´tor — pre|lect «prih LEHKT», intransitive verb. to discourse publicly; deliver a lecture. Also, praelect. ╂[< Latin praelēctus, past participle of praelegere read to others, lecture upon < prae before + legere read] –pre|lec´tion, noun.… … Useful english dictionary
pre|lect — «prih LEHKT», intransitive verb. to discourse publicly; deliver a lecture. Also, praelect. ╂[< Latin praelēctus, past participle of praelegere read to others, lecture upon < prae before + legere read] –pre|lec´tion, noun. –pre|lec´tor, noun … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
lec — al·ve·o·lec·to·my; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist; bo·lec·tion; cen·tro·lec·i·thal; co·lec·ti·vo; col·lec·ta·nea; col·lec·tar·i·um; col·lec·tion; col·lec·tiv·ism; col·lec·tiv·i·ty; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·lec·tiv·ize;… … English syllables
Preselection — Pre|se|lec|tion [ pri:silɛkʃn̩], die; , s [engl. pre selection = Vorauswahl] (Telefonie): vertragliche Bindung eines Teilnehmers, einer Teilnehmerin an einen bestimmten Anbieter im Telefonnetz. * * * I Preselection [prɪsə lekʃn, englisch… … Universal-Lexikon
