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part [r]

1)	in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"

Synonyms :

partially partly

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partial all

part [n]

1)	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

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relation meronymy language_unit item base detail unit member substance balance subpart

2)	the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

Synonyms :

region

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location air biosphere depth interplanetary_space interstellar_space heliosphere intergalactic_space deep_space aerospace zone belt bottom county distance eden extremity d-layer appleton_layer e_layer hell inside ionosphere layer exterior radius side air vacuity top zodiac house rand black_hole mare

3)	so far as concerns the actor specified; "it requires vigilance on our part" or "they resisted every effort on his part";

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concern

4)	something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"

Synonyms :

portion

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object unit appendage bulb butt component cutout foible forte fraction heel hub jetsam limb peen piece pressing section shank toe turnout wreckage

5)	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

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concept whole section beginning middle end high_point component

6)	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

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duty officiate function capacity hat portfolio lieu second_fiddle

7)	a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"

Synonyms :

piece

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thing building_block body_part corpus acicula base corner craton cutting fragment hunk nub segment slice strip world

8)	an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"

Synonyms :

character persona role theatrical_role

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characterization impersonate impersonate be bit_part heavy hero ingenue name_part heroine baddie

9)	assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

Synonyms :

percentage portion share

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assets earnings partake tranche dispensation dole way ration allowance piece split interest profit_sharing cut allocation

10)

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

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attempt chip_in end

11)

the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"

Synonyms :

voice

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air primo secondo voice_part accompaniment bass

12)

a line where the hair is parted; "his part was right in the middle"

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line hair

part [v]

1)	go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"

Synonyms :

separate split

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move schism farewell separation disperse break_up diffract

2)	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