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Definition of partiality noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

partiality

noun
 
/ˌpɑːʃiˈæləti/
 
/ˌpɑːrʃiˈæləti/
(formal)
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  1. [uncountable] (disapproving) unfair support for one person, team, idea, etc. synonym bias
    • allegations of dishonesty and partiality
    opposite impartiality
  2. [singular] partiality for something/somebody a feeling of liking something/somebody very much synonym fondness
    • She has a partiality for exotic flowers.
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French parcialite, from medieval Latin partialitas, based on Latin pars, part- ‘part’.
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