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  1. 1. n. The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen; preference. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office; the state of being advanced; promotion. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A position or office of honor or profit; as, the preferments of the church. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. the act of preferring Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. the act of making accusations Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen; preference. [R.] Natural preferment of the one . . . before the other. Sir T. Browne. 2. The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office; the state of being advanced; promotion. Neither royal blandishments nor promises of valuable preferment had been spared. Macaulay. 3. A position or office of honor or profit; as, the preferments of the church. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. the act of preferring n. the act of making accusations Source: ecdict

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