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partis pris

partis pris is the plural of parti pris.

Meaning of parti pris

Noun

parti pris (plural partis pris)

  1. A bias or preconceived opinion.
    • 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.1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 88

Questions about partis pris

What is partis pris the plural of?
Partis pris is the plural of parti pris.

Words near partis pris in the dictionary

  1. Partington
  2. Partingtons
  3. partinost
  4. Partins
  5. partis
  6. partis pris
  7. partisan
  8. partisanism
  9. partisanisms
  10. partisanization
  11. partisanize

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