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favorite
​ADJECTIVE:

1. regarded with particular favor or preference: 
a favorite child.

2. constituting a favorite: 
his favorite daughter

especially, markedly popular: 
the country's favorite sport.

Origin:

1575–85; <Middle French <Italian favorito, past participle of favorire to favor. See favor, -ite2. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of favorite: Noun: 1583. Adjective: 1692. History and Etymology for favorite: Noun and Adjective: Italian favorito, past participle of favorire to favor, from favore favor, from Latin favor. —Merriam-Webster.

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