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pen·chant (pen′c̸hənt)

noun

a strong liking or fondness; inclination; taste

Etymology: Fr < pencher, to incline < VL *pendicare < L pendere, to hang: see pendant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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