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parcel

[ˈpʰaː.səɫ]

noun

Meaning

  • A package wrapped for shipment.

    "I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep."

  • An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form.

  • A division of land bought and sold as a unit.

    "I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery."

  • A group of birds.

  • An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group.

  • A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry.

  • A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.

    "A certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece."

Synonyms

package,
plot

verb

Meaning

  • To wrap something up into the form of a package.

  • To wrap a strip around the end of a rope.

  • To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into.

  • To add a parcel or item to; to itemize.

adverb

Meaning

  • Part or half; in part; partially.