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favorance

American  
[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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—John W. Preble, Jr.   WOMAN’S WAY   You like this Circle Star quilt, Miss, you say: I have a favorance for this Flower Bed bright and fair; I made it when my heart was light and gay.

From Project Gutenberg

I know you by your favorance to your talk.

From Project Gutenberg

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