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un⋅bi⋅ased

[uhn-bahy-uhst]
–adjective
not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
Also, especially British, un⋅bi⋅assed.


Origin:
1600–10; un- 1 + biased


un⋅bi⋅ased⋅ly, adverb


fair, equitable, tolerant, neutral.
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un·bi·ased also un·bi·assed   (ŭn-bī'əst)   
adj.  Without bias or prejudice; impartial. See Synonyms at fair1.
un·bi'ased·ly adv., un·bi'ased·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

unbiased 
1607, lit., in ref to throws at bowls, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of bias. Fig. sense of "impartial, unprejudiced" is recorded from 1647.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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