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Noun

1. An amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something.

body parts

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2. An element or constituent that is essential to the nature of something.

I feel a commercially-viable High Street is an essential part of our community.

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3. A manufactured object assembled with others to make a machine; a component.

the production of aircraft parts

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4. A division of a book, periodical, or broadcast serial.

this theme will be further explored in Parts Four and Five of the book

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5. A measure allowing comparison between the amounts of different ingredients used in a mixture.

Use sea salt for its mineral content and mix equal parts with olive or sweet almond oil.

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6. Some but not all of something.

Yes, they have injuries, but their bad luck is the lesser part of the story.

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7. A point on or area of something.

The site is in an area neighboring a residential part of the city, north of Harbin.

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8. (parts) A region, especially one not clearly specified or delimited.

those of you who jet off to foreign parts for your holidays

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9. A role played by an actor or actress.

he took the part of Prospero

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10. The words and directions to be learned and performed by an actor in a role.

she was memorizing a part

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11. A melody or other constituent of harmony assigned to a particular voice or instrument in a musical work.

You could assign the voice parts to instruments and lose nothing, and the form would become even clearer.

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12. The contribution made by someone or something to an action or situation.

It is seen as a key part of the gameplan for next year's general election.

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13. (one's part) The appropriate or expected behaviour in a particular role or situation; one's duty.

in such a place his part is to make good

14. (parts) Abilities.

Their security doesn't depend on the might of their individual parts, but their ability to operate as a sum.

15. A line of scalp revealed in a person's hair by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side; a parting.

the part in her hair was white and straight

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Verb

1. (of two things) move away from each other.

Sara's eyes brightened as her lips parted in an eager smile.

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2. Divide to leave a central space.

For a moment the clouds parted, and the sun revealed itself.

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3. (also be parted) Leave someone's company.

she can't bear to be parted from her daughter again

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4. (part with) Give up possession of; hand over.

Most mornings it involves having to part with substantial sums of money.

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5. Separate (the hair of the head on either side of the parting) with a comb.

His wavy black hair was parted from the side, and his eyes were hazel green.

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Adverb

1. To some extent; partly (often used to contrast different parts of something)

The post would be part funded by Essex County Council for the next three years.

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Origin

1. Old English (denoting a part of speech), from Latin pars, part-. The verb (originally in Middle English in the sense ‘divide into parts’) is from Old French partir, from Latin partire, partiri ‘divide, share’.

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