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parcel
[ pahr-suhl ]
/ ˈpɑr səl /
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noun
verb (used with object), par·celed, par·cel·ing or (especially British) par·celled, par·cel·ling.
adverb
Archaic. in part; partially.
OTHER WORDS FOR parcel
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Origin of parcel
synonym study for parcel
1. See package.
OTHER WORDS FROM parcel
un·par·celed; especially British, un·par·celled, adjectiveun·par·cel·ing; especially British, un·par·cel·ling, adjectiveWords nearby parcel
parazoan, parboil, parbuckle, Parca, Parcae, parcel, parcel gilding, parcel-gilt, parceling, parcel out, parcel post
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British Dictionary definitions for parcel
parcel
/ (ˈpɑːsəl) /
noun
verb -cels, -celling or -celled or US -cels, -celing or -celed (tr)
adverb
an archaic word for partly
Word Origin for parcel
C14: from Old French parcelle, from Latin particula particle
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