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parcel
[ pahr-suhl ]
noun
- an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- a quantity or unit of something, as of a commodity for sale; lot.
- a group, collection, or assemblage of persons or things.
Synonyms: assortment, batch
- a distinct, continuous portion or tract of land.
- a part, portion, or fragment.
verb (used with object)
adverb
- Archaic. in part; partially.
parcel
/ ˈpɑːsəl /
noun
- something wrapped up; package
- a group of people or things having some common characteristic
- a quantity of some commodity offered for sale; lot
- a distinct portion of land
- an essential part of something (esp in the phrase part and parcel )
verb
- often foll by up to make a parcel of; wrap up
- often foll by out to divide (up) into portions
- nautical to bind strips of canvas around (a rope)
adverb
- an archaic word for partly
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Other Words From
- un·par·celed especially British, un·par·celled adjective
- un·par·cel·ing especially British, un·par·cel·ling adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parcel1
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Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with parcel , also see part and parcel .Discover More
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Example Sentences
In contrast, SIX is clearly part and parcel of the Democratic establishment.
This happens in the art world as well, where it can be more profitable to parcel off pieces of ancient vases.
The discrimination and slights Abe experiences are “part and parcel of what we are experiencing in the world,” says Akhtar.
They had wandered up and down, unable to deliver themselves of their parcel.
It is part and parcel of the implicit politics of Snap Judgment, which folds the margins of American society into its center.
She folded them tightly in a handkerchief, and thrust the parcel as far as her arm could reach between the mattress and the bed.
He saw nothing, heard nothing, but hung upon her as though he was part and parcel of the beloved presence.
"Now for the other parcel," said Crane, and getting the information as to ownership, he and his companions took buggy to the spot.
In the purchase of tobacco, it is a principal thing to ascertain how much or how little Temprano a parcel contains.
Industrious junior clerks have put away a parcel of it in each one of their beautiful green filing cases.
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