Bias
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See also: bias
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek βύας (búas, “a bird of ill omen, possibly Bubo bubo”)
Proper noun
Bias m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Platysteiridae – black-and-white shrike-flycatcher.
References
Black-and-white shrike-flycatcher on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Bias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons 
Bias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Βίας (Bías).
Proper noun
Bias
- (historical) One of the Seven Sages of Greece from Priene, living in the 6th century BC.
Translations
one of the Seven Sages
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Bias (plural Biases)
- A surname.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bias”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 154.
- Forebears
Anagrams
Lombard
Alternative forms
- Biàs (over-accented)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bias m
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Βίας (Bías).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bias m pers
Declension
Declension of Bias
Further reading
- Bias in Polish dictionaries at PWN