=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
eSylvan, Helping Kids Succeed in School. eSylvan provides live,
online tutoring in Math & Reading to kids in 3rd - 9th grade.
During each online lesson, your child speaks to & learns from one
of our certified teachers. Click here for an introductory special
offer: http://by.advertising.com/1/c/62072/36635/114633/114633

<a href="http://by.advertising.com/1/c/62072/36635/114633/114633">
AOL users click here </a>
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

   Word of the Day for Wednesday November 21, 2001:

   predilection \preh-d'l-EK-shun; pree-\, noun:
   A predisposition to choose or like; an established preference.

     Wilson  doesn't see any inconsistency between his socialism
     and his predilection for the high life.
     --Marina  Cantacuzino, "On deadly ground," [1]The Guardian,
     March 13, 2001

    ... youth's predilection for revolt.
     --Terry  McCarthy, "Lost Generation," [2]Time Asia, October
     23, 2000

     But  for  him  the  first  rule of judging was to set aside
     personal predilection and vote the law and the facts.
     --Edwin  M.  Yoder  Jr.,  "Lewis  Powell  a  Fine  Sense of
     Balance," [3]Washington Post, June 29, 1987
     _________________________________________________________

   Predilection is literally "a liking before," from Latin prae-,
   "before" + diligere, "to choose; hence to prefer, to like very
   well."

References

   1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian
   2. http://www.time.com/time/asia/
   3. http://www.washingtonpost.com/


_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._

You are currently subscribed to Dictionary.com Word of the Day as:
susan.w.pereira@enron.com

To subscribe to the list by email, send a blank message to:
join-WordoftheDay@lists.lexico.com

To unsubscribe via email, send a blank message to:
leave-wordoftheday-301289Q@lists.lexico.com

Subscriptions can be turned on and off from the Web at
http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/list/

Dictionary.com Word of the Day
http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/
(C) 2001, Lexico LLC.