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    parti pris
    /ˌpɑːtɪ ˈpriː/

    noun

    • 1. a preconceived view; a bias: "the coherence of the theory is the result of an intellectual parti pris"

    adjective

    • 1. prejudiced; biased: "the document is parti pris in its approach to theology"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › parti prisParti pris Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : a preconceived opinion : prejudice. parti pris adjective. Synonyms. bias. favor. nonobjectivity. one-sidedness. partiality. partisanship. ply. prejudice. tendentiousness. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of parti pris in a Sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › french-englishPARTI PRIS in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun. bias [noun] favouring/favoring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral. The referee was accused of bias by the away fans. There’s a lot of political bias in the way the news network reports events. (Translation of parti pris from the PASSWORD French-English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › parti-prisPARTI PRIS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Parti pris definition: a position or attitude resolved upon or taken in advance.. See examples of PARTI PRIS used in a sentence.

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

    noun. a position or attitude resolved upon or taken in advance. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Examples of 'parti pris' in a sentence. parti pris.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › parti prisParti pris - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    parti pris. noun. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence. synonyms: preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession. see more.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › parti-pris_nparti pris noun & adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    The earliest known use of the word parti pris is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for parti pris is from 1860, in Once a Week: an illustrated miscellany of literature, art, science, and popular information. parti pris is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French parti pris.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › parti+prisParti pris - definition of parti pris by The Free Dictionary

    Define parti pris. parti pris synonyms, parti pris pronunciation, parti pris translation, English dictionary definition of parti pris. n. pl. par·tis pris An inclination for or against something or someone that affects judgment; prejudice or bias.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › parti-prisParti Pris Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Parti Pris definition: An inclination for or against something or someone that affects judgment; prejudice or bias.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › parti_prisparti pris - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 22, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] parti pris (plural partis pris) A bias or preconceived opinion. French. [ edit] Noun. [ edit] parti pris m (plural partis pris) Alternative form of parti-pris. Categories: English terms borrowed from French. English unadapted borrowings from French. English terms derived from French. English terms with IPA pronunciation.

  11. www.wordsense.eu › parti_prisparti pris: meaning, definition - WordSense

    Noun. parti pris ( pl. partis pris) A bias or preconceived opinion. 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 76: But more than this: the hushing of [evil] up may, in a perfectly candid and honest mind, grow into a deliberate religious policy, or parti pris.