biais

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French

Etymology

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".

Pronunciation

Noun

biais m (plural biais)

  1. means, way
    Near-synonyms: intermédiaire, truchement
    par le biais deby way of, by means of
  2. angle, aspect, way
  3. (textiles) bias
  4. slant, diagonal line
  5. (sociology, psychology) bias
    biais cognitif(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    biais de sélection(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    biais de confirmation(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

Adjective

biais (feminine biaise, masculine plural biais, feminine plural biaises)

  1. slant, slanting

Descendants

  • Portuguese: viés
  • Spanish: bies
  • Turkish: biye

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan biais. From the 12th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

biais m (plural biaisses or biais) (Languedoc)

  1. way, manner
    Synonyms: faiçon, manièra

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 113.

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