partiality
/ˌpɑːʃiˈæləti/pahr-shee-A-luh-tee
/ˌpɑɹʃiˈæləti/pahr-shee-A-luh-tee
Meaningthe state of favouring a part
Common meaning: bias
Other meanings: a liking
- parta part, shareLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1306 · scan
- ialadjective ending: relating to
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinpars, partis‘a part, share’
- Frenchpartial
- Englishpartial‘covering only some of something’
- Englishformed in English from partialpartiality‘bias’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from partial + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PARTIAL, p.423 · scan
Roots
- pars, partis Latin “a part, share”
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