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fa·vor·ite (fā′vər it)

noun

  1. a person or thing regarded with special liking, or more highly than others; specif., a person liked very much and granted special privileges as by a king, high official, etc.
  2. a contestant regarded as most likely to win

Etymology: MFr < It favorito, pp. of favorire, to favor < favore < L favor, favor

adjective

held in special regard; best liked; preferred

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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