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un⋅der⋅part

[uhn-der-pahrt]
–noun
1. the lower part or side: The underpart of the plane's fuselage scraped the treetops.
2. an auxiliary or secondary part or role.

Origin:
1655–65; under- + part
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un·der·part   (ŭn'dər-pärt')   
n.  
  1. A lower part or a portion of a lower part or underside, especially of an animal's body: We recognized the robin by its reddish underparts.

  2. A subordinate role, as in a play.

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