Definition of part

noun (n)

• something determined in relation to something that includes it (noun.linkdef)

  Synonym: component, component part, constituent, portion
  

  Example:
  He wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself.
  

  source: wordnet30
• something less than the whole of a human artifact (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: portion
  

  Example:
  The rear part of the house.
  Glue the two parts together.
  

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• a portion of a natural object (noun.object)

  Synonym: piece
  

  Example:
  They analyzed the river into three parts.
  

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• that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation (noun.cognition)

  Example:
  It requires vigilance on our part.
  They resisted every effort on his part.
  

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• the extended spatial location of something (noun.location)

  Synonym: region
  

  Example:
  Religions in all parts of the world.
  

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• the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group (noun.act)

  Synonym: function, office, role
  

  Example:
  The government must do its part.
  

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• an actor's portrayal of someone in a play (noun.cognition)

  Synonym: character, persona, role, theatrical role
  

  Example:
  She played the part of Desdemona.
  

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• assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group (noun.possession)

  Synonym: percentage, portion, share
  

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• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole (noun.cognition)

  Synonym: division, section
  

  Example:
  The written part of the exam.
  

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• a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions (noun.body)

  Synonym: parting
  

  Example:
  His part was right in the middle.
  

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• the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music (noun.communication)

  Synonym: voice
  

  Example:
  He tried to sing the tenor part.
  

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• the part played by a person in bringing about a result (noun.act)

  Synonym: contribution, share
  

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• One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass, or the like, regarded as going to make up, with others, a larger number, quantity, mass, etc., whether actually separate or not; a piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a constituent. (noun)

  source: webster1913

adverb (r)

• in part; in some degree; not wholly (adv.all)

  Synonym: partially, partly
  Antonym: all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly
  

  Example:
  I felt partly to blame.
  He was partially paralyzed.
  

  source: wordnet30
• Partly; in a measure. (adverb)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• go one's own way; move apart (verb.motion)

  Synonym: separate, split
  

  Example:
  The friends separated after the party.
  

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• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (verb.social)

  Synonym: break, break up, separate, split, split up
  

  Example:
  The business partners broke over a tax question.
  

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• leave (verb.motion)

  Synonym: depart, roar off, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off
  

  source: wordnet30
• come apart (verb.contact)

  Synonym: break up, divide, separate
  

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• force, take, or pull apart (verb.contact)

  Synonym: disunite, divide, separate
  

  Example:
  Moses parted the Red Sea.
  

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• To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break into two or more parts or pieces; to sever. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To be broken or divided into parts or pieces; to break; to become separated; to go asunder; as, rope parts; his hair parts in the middle. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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