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partial
[ pahr-shuhl ]
/ ˈpɑr ʃəl /
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adjective
noun
Bridge. part-score.
Acoustics, Music. partial tone.
OTHER WORDS FOR partial
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Idioms about partial
partial to, having a liking or preference for; particularly fond of: I'm partial to chocolate cake.
Origin of partial
OTHER WORDS FROM partial
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH partial
partially , partlyWords nearby partial
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British Dictionary definitions for partial
partial
/ (ˈpɑːʃəl) /
adjective
noun
Also called: partial tone music acoustics any of the component tones of a single musical sound, including both those that belong to the harmonic series of the sound and those that do not
maths a partial derivative
Derived forms of partial
partially, adverbpartialness, nounWord Origin for partial
C15: from Old French parcial, from Late Latin partiālis incomplete, from Latin pars part
undefined partial
See partly
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