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favorance

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[fey-ver-uhns, feyv-ruhns] / ˈfeɪ vər əns, ˈfeɪv rəns /

noun

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

  1. a liking or preference.

    My family always had a favorance for farming.

  2. family resemblance.

    There's a lot of favorance between him and his brothers.

Etymology

Origin of favorance

favor + -ance

Example Sentences

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I know you by your favorance to your talk.

From Sight to the Blind by Furman, Lucy

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