part and parcel

  • 41Part song — Part Part (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.] 1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 42parcel — [pär′səl] n. [ME < MFr parcelle < LL * particella, for L particula: see PARTICLE] 1. a small, wrapped bundle; package 2. a quantity or unit of some commodity put up for sale 3. a group or collection; pack; bunch [a parcel of fools] 4. a… …

    English World dictionary

  • 43part — ► NOUN 1) a piece or segment which is combined with others to make up a whole. 2) some but not all of something. 3) a specified fraction of a whole. 4) a measure allowing comparison between the amounts of different ingredients used in a mixture.… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 44parcel — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)s(ə)l[/t]] parcels, parcelling, parcelled (in AM, use parceling, parceled) 1) N COUNT A parcel is something wrapped in paper, usually so that it can be sent to someone by post. [mainly BRIT] ...parcels of food and clothing... He had a… …

    English dictionary

  • 45parcel — par|cel1 S3 [ˈpa:səl US ˈpa:r ] n ↑sticker, ↑string [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin particula; PARTICLE] 1.) especially BrE an object that has been wrapped in paper or put in a special envelope, especially so that it can be sent by… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46part — part1 W1S1 [pa:t US pa:rt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(piece)¦ 2¦(machine/object)¦ 3¦(not all)¦ 4¦(involvement)¦ 5 have a part to play (in something) 6 take part 7 take/have/play no part in something 8 want no part of something 9 the best/better part of… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 47part — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. piece, section (see part); role, character (see drama); voice, instrument (see music); concern, interest, participation, business, work. II Piece of a whole Nouns 1. part, portion, sector, segment,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 48part — I [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] NOUN USES, QUANTIFIER USES, AND PHRASES ♦ parts (Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A part of something is one of the pieces,… …

    English dictionary

  • 49part — n 1. portion, division, majority, proportion; department, compartment, branch, group, subgroup, species, family; piece, parcel, fragment, fraction, can tie; section, sector, segment, subdivision, detail, detachment; constituent, component,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 50parcel — [14] Etymologically, parcel is the same word as particle. Both go back to Latin particula, a diminutive form of pars (source of English part). Particle [14] was acquired direct from Latin, whereas parcel was routed via an unrecorded Vulgar Latin… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins