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part

noun

something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"
Synonyms: component, component part, portion
the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
Synonyms: region
so far as concerns the actor specified; "it requires vigilance on our part" or "they resisted every effort on his part";
something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
Synonyms: portion
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC''s engineering division"
Synonyms: division, section
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
Synonyms: function, office, role
a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
Synonyms: piece
an actor''s portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
Synonyms: character, persona, role, theatrical role
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
Synonyms: percentage, portion, share
any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team''s success"; "they all did their share of the work"
Synonyms: contribution, share
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"
Synonyms: voice
a line where the hair is parted; "his part was right in the middle"

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adverb

in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"
Synonyms: partially, partly Antonyms: wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole

verb

go one''s own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
Synonyms: separate, split
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
Synonyms: break, break up, separate, split, split up
leave; "The family took off for Florida"
Synonyms: depart, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off
come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
Synonyms: divide, separate
force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
Synonyms: disunite, divide, separate

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