parcel
Americannoun
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an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
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a quantity or unit of something, as of a commodity for sale; lot.
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a group, collection, or assemblage of persons or things.
- Synonyms:
- assortment, batch
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a distinct, continuous portion or tract of land.
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a part, portion, or fragment.
verb (used with object)
adverb
noun
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something wrapped up; package
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a group of people or things having some common characteristic
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a quantity of some commodity offered for sale; lot
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a distinct portion of land
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an essential part of something (esp in the phrase part and parcel )
verb
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(often foll by up) to make a parcel of; wrap up
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(often foll by out) to divide (up) into portions
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nautical to bind strips of canvas around (a rope)
adverb
Related Words
See package.
Other Word Forms
- unparceled adjective
- unparceling adjective
Etymology
Origin of parcel
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French parcelle, from unattested Late Latin particella, fresh formation for Latin particula; particle, passel
Example Sentences
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Early last year, Horning declined to renew permission for the sponsor of a weekly summer concert series to use a parcel of his property.
Ben Jones accepts a certain amount of frustration is part and parcel of being a football fan.
From BBC
Myth and metaphor still abound, but they’re more rooted in the everyday reality of a troubled parcel of the country.
From Los Angeles Times
The next step is stopping people returning to the streets, and Gareth has come along as much for the mental health boost of seeing familiar faces as for the food parcel.
From BBC
The Business and Trade Committee had given Royal Mail two weeks to respond to allegations, reported by the BBC, that parcels were being prioritised over letters, resulting in delays to important, time-sensitive mail.
From BBC
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