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slant

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsɫænt// UK //slˈɑːnt// slant Archaic Slang Vulgar

n. a way of looking at something that shows a specific opinion or bias. It can also mean a slope or a line that is not straight.

n. a subjective point of view or bias in the presentation of information; physically, a position or direction that is sloping or tilted.


SIMPLE

The newspaper article had a clear political slant.

CONTEXTUAL

The editor asked for a fresh slant on the story to make it more appealing to younger readers.

COMPLEX

While the data itself was accurate, the author's ideological slant influenced which statistics were highlighted and which were relegated to the appendices.

Synonyms
Origin

Late Middle English, from a variant of the earlier form dialectal slent, from Old Norse or another North Germanic source, cognate with Old Norse slent, Swedish slinta (“to slip”), Norwegian slenta (“to fall on the side”), from Proto-Germanic *slintaną. Probably influenced by aslant.

Usage

Often used with the preposition 'on' when referring to a perspective or opinion.

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