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   partial

   /ˈpɑːʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. existing only in part; incomplete: "a question to which we have only partial answers" Similar incompletelimitedqualifiedrestrictedimperfectfragmentaryunfinishedOpposite completetotalwhole
   • 2. favouring one side in a dispute above the other; biased: "the paper gave a distorted and very partial view of the situation" Similar biasedprejudicedpartisanone-sidedslantedskewedcolouredinterestedparti 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: "strings would like to oscillate as closely as possible to harmonic partials"

   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

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARTIAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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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   The meaning of PARTIAL is of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total. How to use partial in a sentence.

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   Partial definition: being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete. See examples of PARTIAL used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPARTIAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · You use partial to refer to something that is true or exists to some extent, but is not complete or total. The event was only a partial success. American English : partial / ˈpɑrʃəl /

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPARTIAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpartial adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of partial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. relating to only a part; not general or complete: a partial eclipse. 2. biased: a partial judge. 3. (foll by: to) having a particular liking (for) 4. (Botany) botany. a. constituting part of a larger structure: a partial umbel. b. used for only part of the life cycle of a plant: a partial habitat. c. (of a parasite) not exclusively parasitic. 5.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › partialPartial - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you describe something as partial, you're usually saying it's just part of the whole, or incomplete. Say someone asks how you started your band and you say, "I bought a guitar." That would be a partial answer, at best. Partial has another meaning, too.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPARTIAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    PARTIAL definition: 1. not complete: 2. If you are partial to something, you like it: . Learn more.

11. www.wordreference.com › definition › partialpartial - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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    incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt. biased or prejudiced in favor of a person, group, side, etc., over another, as in a controversy: a partial witness. pertaining to or affecting a part.