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   Par·tial

   /ˈpärSH(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. existing only in part; incomplete: "a question to which we have only partial answers" Similar incompletelimitedqualifiedrestrictedimperfectfragmentaryunfinishedOpposite completetotalwhole
   • 2. favoring one side in a dispute above the other; biased: "the paper gave a distorted and very partial view of the situation" Similar biasedprejudicedpartisanone-sidedslantedskewedcoloredinterestedparti prisdiscriminatorypreferentialjaundicedunjustunfairinequitableunbalancedOpposite unbiasedimpartialdisinterested
   • 3. having a liking for: "you know I'm partial to bacon and eggs"

   noun

   • 1. a component of a musical sound; an overtone or harmonic: "the upper partials of the string"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in partial (sense 2 of the adjective)): from Old French parcial (partial (sense 2 of the adjective)), French partiel (partial (sense 1 of the adjective)), from late Latin partialis, from pars, part- ‘part’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. partialness noun

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   1. : of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total. a partial solution. a partial payment. 2. : inclined to favor one party more than the other : biased. it is inconsistent with justice to be partial J. S. Mill. 3. : markedly fond of someone or something used with to.

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   PARTIAL meaning: 1. not complete: 2. influenced by the fact that you personally prefer or approve of something, so…. Learn more.

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   being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: a partial payment of a debt. partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt. Synonyms: limited, imperfect, unfinished. Antonyms: complete. biased or prejudiced in favor of a person, group, side, etc., over another, as in a controversy: a partial witness.

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   PARTIAL definition: 1. not complete: 2. influenced by the fact that you personally prefer or approve of something, so…. Learn more.

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   Definitions of partial. adjective. being or affecting only a part; not total. “a partial description of the suspect” “ partial collapse” “a partial eclipse” “a partial monopoly” “ partial immunity” synonyms: incomplete, uncomplete. not complete or total; not completed. adjective. showing favoritism. synonyms: unfair, unjust.

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   6 days ago · 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use partial to refer to something that is not complete or whole. He managed to reach a partial agreement with both republics. ...a partial ban on the use of cars in the city. ...partial blindness. 2. adjective. If you are partial to something, you like it.

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   [not usually before noun] partial (towards somebody/something) (disapproving) showing or feeling too much support for one person, team, idea, etc., in a way that is unfair. The resulting assessment is necessarily partial and subjective. synonym biased opposite impartial. Word Origin.