parcelled
par·cel
[pahr-suh
l] noun, verb, par·celed, par·cel·ing or ( especially British ) par·celled, par·cel·ling, adverb noun
1.
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
2.
a quantity or unit of something, as of a commodity for sale; lot.
3.
a group, collection, or assemblage of persons or things.
4.
a distinct, continuous portion or tract of land.
5.
a part, portion, or fragment.
verb (used with object)
6.
to divide into or distribute in parcels or portions (usually followed by out ).
7.
to make into a parcel or wrap as a parcel.
8.
Nautical. to cover or wrap (a rope) with strips of canvas.
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adverb
9.
Archaic. in part; partially.
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parcel (ˈpɑːsəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | something wrapped up; package |
| 2. | a group of people or things having some common characteristic |
| 3. | a quantity of some commodity offered for sale; lot |
| 4. | a distinct portion of land |
| 5. | an essential part of something (esp in the phrase part and parcel) |
| —vb , -cels, -celling, -celled, -cels, -celing, -celed | |
| 6. | ( |
| 7. | ( |
| 8. | nautical to bind strips of canvas around (a rope) |
| —adv | |
| 9. | an archaic word for partly |
| [C14: from Old French parcelle, from Latin particula | |
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Word Origin & History
parcel
c.1300, "part" (sense preserved in phrase parcel of land), from O.Fr. parcelle "small piece, particle, parcel," from V.L. *particella, dim. of L. particula, dim. of pars (gen. partis) "part" (see part). Meaning "package" is first recorded c.1645. The verb meaning "to divide
into small portions" is from 1584.
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