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noun

music the aspect of composition concerned with the writing of parts, esp counterpoint

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Words nearby part-writing

parturition, part. vic., partway, part with, part work, part-writing, party, party boat, party-column ballot, partyer, party girl

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How to use part-writing in a sentence

Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
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Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
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For his part, Bratton is disappointed but not surprised that the same narrative is already being mapped onto Fry and Spencer.
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It is also important to avoid using the pope as part of a marketing strategy.
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The third suspect, an 18-year-old named Hamyd Mourad, who turned himself in, is part of the same extended family.
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On the upper part of the stem the whorls are very close together, but they are more widely separated at the lower portion.
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The countries about the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea and its adjoining waters.
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To see a part of my scheme, from which I had hoped so much, go wrong before my eyes is maddening!
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Thanks to Berthier's admirable system, Bonaparte was kept in touch with every part of his command.
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Nothing but an extreme love of truth could have hindered me from concealing this part of my story.
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