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noun, plural -ties.
1.
the state or character of being partial.
2.
a favorable bias or prejudice: the partiality of parents for their own children.
3.
a special fondness, preference, or liking (usually followed by to or for): a partiality for country living.
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Partiality
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Word Origin & History
partiality
"one-sidedness," early 15c., from M.Fr. parcialité, from M.L. partialitatem (nom. partialitas), from partialis (see partial)
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