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preferential

adjective [before noun]
 
 
/ˌpref.ərˈen.ʃəl/ US  /-əˈren-/

Definition

describes something you are given that is better than what other people receive: Inmates claimed that some prisoners had received preferential treatment. Single mothers have been given preferential access to council housing.Useful or advantageous preferentially
 
 
/-i/ adverb
Useful or advantageous
(Definition of preferential adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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