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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

   Scrabble Points: 9

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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.

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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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   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.

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

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   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 /

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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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   Partial definition: Of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part; not total; incomplete.

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.

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    Relating to or involving a part of something rather than the whole; not general or total; constituting only a part; incomplete. part 1496–. Partial; that is (something) in part but not in full. halflang a1525–81. Partial, imperfect, incomplete. Cf. halfling, adj. B.1, half, adj. I.3.