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   part

   /pɑːt/

   noun

   • 1. an amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something: "divide the circle into three equal parts" Similar bitslicechunklumphunkwedgefragmentscrapsegmentpieceportionshareproportionpercentagefractiondivisionsectionOpposite wholeentirety
   • ▪ an element or constituent that is essential to the nature of something: "I was part of the family"
   • ▪ a manufactured object assembled with others to make a machine; a component: "the production of aircraft parts" Similar componentbitconstituentelementunitmoduleingredient
   • ▪ a division of a book, periodical, or broadcast serial: "this theme will be further explored in Parts Four and Five of the book" Similar sectiondivisioncomponentvolumechapterpassageactsceneepisodeinstalment
   • ▪ a measure allowing comparison between the amounts of different ingredients used in a mixture: "use a mix of one part cement to five parts ballast"
   • 2. some but not all of something: "the painting tells only part of the story"
   • ▪ a point on or area of something: "hold the furthest part of your leg that you can reach"
   • ▪ a region, especially one not clearly specified or delimited: informal "those of you who jet off to foreign parts for your holidays" Similar districtneighbourhoodquartersectionarearegionsectorzonebeltterritorylocalityinformal:neck of the woods
   • 3. a role played by an actor or actress: "she played a lot of leading parts" Similar roletheatrical rolecharacterpersonarepresentationportrayaldepiction
   • ▪ the words and directions to be learned and performed by an actor in a role: "she was memorizing a part" Similar lineswordsscriptdialoguespeechlibrettobooklyricsscore
   • ▪ a melody or other constituent of harmony assigned to a particular voice or instrument in a musical work: "he coped well with the percussion part"
   • 4. the contribution made by someone or something to an action or situation: "he played a key part in ending the revolt" Similar involvementrolefunctionhandjobtaskworkresponsibilitycapacitypostpositionofficeparticipationbitcontributionconcernprovince
   • ▪ the appropriate or expected behaviour in a particular role or situation; one's duty: "in such a place his part is to make good"
   • 5. abilities. archaic
   • 6. a line of scalp revealed in a person's hair by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side; a parting: North American "the part in her hair was white and straight"

   verb

   • 1. (of two things) move away from each other: "his lips parted in a smile"
   • ▪ divide to leave a central space: "at that moment the mist parted" Similar separatedividedivide in twosplitsplit in twobreak upmove apartrare:disjoinOpposite join
   • 2. leave someone's company: "there was a good deal of kissing before we parted" Similar leavetake one's leavesay goodbye/farewell/adieusay one's goodbyessay/make one's farewellsseparatebreak upgo one's (separate) waystake oneself offset offbe on one's waygogo awayget goingdepartbe offinformal:splitpush offhit the roadskedaddlescramshove offOpposite arrivemeet
   • 3. give up possession of; hand over: "even quite small companies parted with large sums"
   • 4. separate (the hair of the head on either side of the parting) with a comb: "his hair was centrally parted"

   adverb

   • 1. to some extent; partly (often used to contrast different parts of something): "the city is now part slum, part consumer paradise"

   Word Origin Old English (denoting a part of speech), from Latin pars, part-. The verb (originally in Middle English in the sense ‘divide into parts’) is from Old French partir, from Latin partire, partiri ‘divide, share’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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     3

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     1

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   • Znaczenie Part, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     part definicja: 1. some but not all of a thing: 2. partly,...

   • Partially

     PARTIALLY definition: 1. not completely: 2. not completely:...

   • Part: Italian Translation

     part translate: parte, parte, pezzo, riga (dei capelli),...

   • Part: Russian Translation

     PART translate: часть, доля , роль , часть, деталь , пробор...

   • Part Turkish Translation

     PART translate: kısım, parça, bölüm, film veya oyundaki...

   • Part: Thai Translation

     PART translate: ส่วนประกอบส่วนประกอบ, ส่วนแบ่ง,...

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   Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of PART is one of the often indefinite or unequal subdivisions into which something is or is regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole. How to use part in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Part.

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   noun. a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together. Synonyms: sector, division, ingredient, component. Antonyms: whole. an essential or integral attribute or quality: a sense of humor is part of a healthy personality.