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biais.

means, way

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bjɛ/
  1. means, way

    invariable · masculine
    par le biais de
  2. angle, aspect, way

    invariable · masculine
  3. bias

    invariable · masculine
  4. slant, diagonal line

    invariable · masculine
  5. bias

    invariable · masculine
    biais cognitif
    biais de sélection
Where this word comes from

Probably borrowed from Old Occitan biais (“oblique direction”), of uncertain origin. Possibly via Vulgar Latin *bigassius from Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιος (epikársios, “athwart”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κάρσιος (kársios, “oblique”) (root Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”)); alternatively (preferred by TFLi) from Vulgar Latin *biaxius "with two axes".

adj/bjɛ/
  1. slant, slanting

Where this word comes from

Probably borrowed from Old Occitan biais (“oblique direction”), of uncertain origin. Possibly via Vulgar Latin *bigassius from Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιος (epikársios, “athwart”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κάρσιος (kársios, “oblique”) (root Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”)); alternatively (preferred by TFLi) from Vulgar Latin *biaxius "with two axes".

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