Noun

(Preferans) (en noun)

The selection of one thing or person over others.

The option to so select, and the one selected.

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The state of being preferred over others.

A strong liking or personal valuation.

A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.

Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.

Noun

(en noun)

An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.

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Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?

One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.

The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.

Anything that can be chosen.

The best or most preferable part.

* Milton

The flower and choice / Of many provinces from bound to bound.

Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination.

* Francis Bacon

I imagine they [the apothegms of Caesar] were collected with judgment and choice .

(obsolete) A sufficient number to choose among.

(Shakespeare)