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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

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPART | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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,...

   • Part: Korean Translation

     PART translate: 부품, 부분, 배역, 부속, 가르마. Learn more in the...

   • Part: German Translation

     PART translate: der Teil, der Teil, die Rolle, die Rolle,...

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   A part is a section or portion of something larger. When you injure a body part, you only hurt one arm or foot, rather than your entire body. Part can be used to mean a section of a whole, like a bicycle part, or Part Six of your book.

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