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partially

[pahr-shuhl]

Example Sentences

adjective

being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.

biased or prejudiced in favor of a person, group, side, etc., over another, as in a controversy: a partial witness.

pertaining to or affecting a part.

being a part; component; constituent.

Botany. secondary or subordinate: a partial umbel.

noun

Bridge. part-score.

Acoustics, Music. partial tone.

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Partially is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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Idiom

partial to, having a liking or preference for; particularly fond of: I'm partial to chocolate cake.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English parcial biased, particular < Middle French < Late Latin partiālis pertaining to a part, equivalent to Latin parti- (stem of pars) part + -ālis -al¹

Related forms

par·tial·ly, adverb

par·tial·ness, noun

non·par·tial, adjective

non·par·tial·ly, adverb

o·ver·par·tial, adjective

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o·ver·par·tial·ly, adverb

o·ver·par·tial·ness, noun

COLLAPSE

Can be confused: partially, partly.

Synonyms
1. unfinished, imperfect, limited. 2. one-sided, unfair, unjust.

Antonyms
1, 3. complete. 2. unbiased, fair.

Link To partially

Example Sentences

The only other object onscreen was a stationary rectangle, partially open on one side.

The result is something that looks as if it were partially dipped in chocolate.

Rubbery non-explosive armour, in contrast, often remains partially intact.

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World English Dictionary

partial (ˈpɑːʃəl)

—*adj* (foll by to)
1.	relating to only a part; not general or complete: a partial eclipse
2.	biased: a partial judge
3.	having a particular liking (for)
4.	botany
	a. constituting part of a larger structure: a partial umbel
	b. used for only part of the life cycle of a plant: a partial habitat
	c. (of a parasite) not exclusively parasitic
5.	maths designating or relating to an operation in which only one of a set of independent variables is considered at a time

—n
6.	music, acoustics Also called: partial tone any of the component tones of a single musical sound, including both those that belong to the harmonic series of the sound and those that do not
7.	maths a partial derivative

[C15: from Old French parcial, from Late Latin partiālis incomplete, from Latin parspart]



'partially

—*adv*

'partialness

—n

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