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in part; in some degree; not wholly
I felt partly to blame; He was partially paralyzed
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
(noun) share, contribution
the part played by a person in bringing about a result
I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project; they all did their share of the work
(noun) portion
something less than the whole of a human artifact
the rear part of the house; glue the two parts together
(noun) parting
a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
his part was right in the middle
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
(noun) persona, role, theatrical role, character
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
she played the part of Desdemona
(noun) voice
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
he tried to sing the tenor part
(noun) region
the extended spatial location of something
the farming regions of France; religions in all parts of the world; regions of outer space
(noun) piece
a portion of a natural object
they analyzed the river into three parts; he needed a piece of granite
(noun) share, percentage, portion
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
he wanted his share in cash
(noun) portion, constituent, component, component part
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; the animal constituent of plankton
(verb) disunite, divide, separate
force, take, or pull apart
He separated the fighting children; Moses parted the Red Sea
come apart
The two pieces that we had glued separated
(verb) depart, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
leave
The family took off for Florida
go one's own way; move apart
The friends separated after the party
(verb) separate, split, split up, break, break up
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