[ˈpɑːʃl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- existing only in part; incomplete
(e.g: a question to which we have only partial answers)

- favouring one side in a dispute above the other; biased
(e.g: the paper gave a distorted and very partial view of the situation)

- having a liking for
(e.g: you know I'm partial to bacon and eggs)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in partial): from Old French parcial (partial), French partiel (partial), from late Latin partialis, from pars, part- ‘part’

[ˈpɑːʃl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a component of a musical sound; an overtone or harmonic
(e.g: strings would like to oscillate as closely as possible to harmonic partials)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in partial): from Old French parcial (partial), French partiel (partial), from late Latin partialis, from pars, part- ‘part’