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parti

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[pahr-tee, pahr-tee] / pɑrˈti, ˈpɑr ti /

noun

Architecture.
  1. the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.


Etymology

Origin of parti

1805–15; < French: task assigned, treatment, noun use of past participle of partir to part

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But Ozick, however fierce her identification as a Jew, is admirable in her freedom from identitarian parti pris.

From New York Times Jun. 23, 2016

Would I end up alone, snuggling up with my parti poodle, Paco?

From New York Times Jun. 1, 2012

France Francis Ponge Le parti pris des choses map Beth Archer Brombert Francis Ponge writes poetry about everyday objects such as oranges and cigarettes.

From The Guardian Mar. 28, 2011

He had married her, said she, on the roof of a Manila hotel in 1941; as parti i evidence she produced a group photo of herself, the one-man army, and another couple.

From Time Magazine Archive

Did you have a favorite parti she asks.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander

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