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| par·cel [ prss'l ] |
noun (plural par·cels) |
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1. something wrapped up: one or more things wrapped up together in paper or other packaging
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2. portion: a portion into which something is divided, especially a piece of land that was originally part of a larger area
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3. batch of commercial goods: a quantity of wholesale merchandise treated as a unit, or a sales transaction for such a quantity of merchandise
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4. group: a collection of people or things
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archaic or literary
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transitive verb (past and past participle par·celed, present participle par·cel·ing, 3rd person present singular par·cels) |
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1. make parcel of something: to wrap something or a group of things into a parcel
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2. nautical protect rope: to bind canvas tightly around rope or cable to protect it
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin particula "small part"] |
