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parcel

[ pahr-suhl ]

noun

  1. an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
  2. a quantity or unit of something, as of a commodity for sale; lot.
  3. a group, collection, or assemblage of persons or things.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. a distinct, continuous portion or tract of land.
  5. a part, portion, or fragment.


verb (used with object)

parceled, parceling or (especially British) parcelled, parcelling.
  1. to divide into or distribute in parcels or portions (usually followed by out ).

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to make into a parcel or wrap as a parcel.
  3. Nautical. to cover or wrap (a rope) with strips of canvas.

adverb

  1. Archaic. in part; partially.

parcel

/ ˈ±èɑ˲õÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. something wrapped up; package
  2. a group of people or things having some common characteristic
  3. a quantity of some commodity offered for sale; lot
  4. a distinct portion of land
  5. an essential part of something (esp in the phrase part and parcel )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. often foll by up to make a parcel of; wrap up
  2. often foll by out to divide (up) into portions
  3. nautical to bind strips of canvas around (a rope)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. an archaic word for partly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·±è²¹°ù·³¦±ð±ô±ð»å especially British, ³Ü²Ô·±è²¹°ù·³¦±ð±ô±ô±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·±è²¹°ù·³¦±ð±ô·¾±²Ô²µ especially British, ³Ü²Ô·±è²¹°ù·³¦±ð±ô·±ô¾±²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of parcel1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French parcelle, from unattested Late Latin particella, fresh formation for Latin particula; particle, passel
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of parcel1

C14: from Old French parcelle, from Latin particula particle
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with parcel , also see part and parcel .
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Synonym Study

See package.
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Example Sentences

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Earlier on Wednesday, the President signed an executive order to end a provision for low-value parcels from China.

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The two berths at the port on Anglesey, which links north Wales and Dublin, were damaged on 7 December, affecting thousands of travellers and parcel deliveries over Christmas, as well as businesses in the town.

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It says it will hand out its last food parcels within two days.

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The council said it would allocate £100,000 to provide parcels of household essentials, such as cleaning and personal hygiene items, to vulnerable households.

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"And here is Danielle Smith saying that he's part and parcel of it."

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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