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Word: Favourite
Speech Type: Adjective
late 16th century (as a noun): from obsolete French favorit, from Italian favorito, past participle of favorire ‘to favour’, from Latin favor (see favour)
ˈfeɪv(ə)rɪt
preferred to all others of the same kind
Short Definition:preferred to all others of same kind
Examples:- their favourite Italian restaurant
- favorite
Word: Favourite
Speech Type: Noun
ˈfeɪv(ə)rɪt
a person or thing that is preferred to all others of the same kind or is especially well liked
Short Definition:person or thing that is preferred to all others of same kind
Examples:- my favourite is tandoori chicken
- the song is still a favourite after 20 years
- you could always fall back on that old favourite, the omelette
- favorite
Word: Favourite
Speech Type: Verb
ˈfeɪv(ə)rɪt
record the address of (a website or other data) to enable quick access in future
Short Definition:record address of website or other data
Examples:- you can see who else favourited the same pictures
- favorite
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