Meanings
Origin
- Frenchpréférence
- Russianпрефера́нс
- Englishpreferans
From Russian префера́нс (preferáns), in turn from French préférence. Doublet of preference.
More words from Russian, French
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Chinese Mandarin 樸烈費蘭斯 /朴烈费兰斯
- 樸烈費蘭斯 /朴烈费兰斯 (pǔlièfèilánsī)a card game
Finnish preferenssi, preferanssi
- preferenssia card game
- preferanssia card game
French préférence
- préférencea card game
German Préférence
- Préférencea card game
Greek πρέφα
- πρέφα (préfa)a card game
Hungarian preferánsz
- preferánsza card game
Japanese プレフェランス
- プレフェランス (pureferansu)a card game
Romanian preferans
- preferansa card game
Russian префера́нс, преф
- префера́нс (preferáns)a card game
- преф (pref)a card game
- пу́лька (púlʹka)a card game
Ukrainian префера́нс
- префера́нс (preferáns)a card game
Cite this entry
APA
preferans. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preferans
MLA
“preferans.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preferans. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preferans,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preferans.
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