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[ noun ] a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

Examples

"I've always had a liking for reading" "she developed a liking for gin"

Used in print

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

Most species seem to prefer a ready-made hollow such_as a deserted mouse_nest , a bird_house , or the hole made by a woodpecker ; some show a definite liking for making their nest in moss .

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