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parcel

par·cel

UK/ˈpʰɑː.səɫ/ US/ˈpɑɹsəl/ fairly common
noun (4) verb (3)

noun

1.
2.

the result of parcelling out or sharing

  • “death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans”
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3.
4.

verb

1.

divide into parts

  • “The developers parceled the land”
2.

cover with strips of canvas

  • “parcel rope”
3.

Origin

From Middle English parcel, from Old French parcelle (“a small piece or part, a parcel, a particle”), from Late Latin particella, diminutive of Latin particula (“particle”), diminutive of partem (“part, piece”). Doublet of particle.

Phrases

  • air parcel
  • bill of parcels
  • parcel bomb
  • parcel gilt
  • parcel locker
  • parcel out
  • parcel post
  • parcel shelf

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