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 Definitions of penchant  [ˈpɛn tʃənt;]  

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Definition of 'penchant' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) penchant
a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something.

Etymology:  (1665–75; < F, n. use of prp. of pencher to incline, lean < VL *pendicāre, der. of L pendēre to hang)

Definition of 'penchant' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) preference, penchant, predilection, taste
a strong liking
"my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"


Definition of 'penchant' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) penchant
inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art



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