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part (pärt)n.1. A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.2. Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided: a mixture of two parts flour to one part sugar.3. A division of a book or artistic work such as a film: a novel in three parts.4. a. An organ, member, or other division of an organism: A tail is not a part of a guinea pig.b. parts The external genitals.5. A component that can be separated from or attached to a system; a detachable piece: spare parts for cars.6. often parts A region, area, land, or territory: “Minding your own business is second nature in these parts” (Boston).7. a. A role: He has the main part in the play.b. One’s responsibility, duty, or obligation; share: We each do our part to keep the house clean.c. parts Abilities or talents: a person of many parts.8. Music a. The music or score for a particular instrument, as in an orchestra.b. One of the melodic divisions or voices of a contrapuntal composition.9. The line where the hair on the head is parted.v. part·ed, part·ing, parts v.tr.1. a. To cause to move apart; put apart: parted the curtains.b. To divide into two or more parts; split: The ship’s prow parted the waves.2. To break up the relationship or association of: A dispute over ownership parted the founders of the business. See Synonyms at separate.3. To comb (hair, for example) away from a dividing line, as on the scalp.4. To go away from; depart from: He parted this life for a better one.5. Archaic To divide into shares or portions.v.intr.1. a. To be divided or separated: The curtain parted in the middle.b. To move apart: Her lips parted, and she spoke.2. a. To leave one another; take leave: They parted as friends.b. To go away from another; depart: She parted from him at college graduation.c. Archaic To die.3. To separate or divide into ways going in different directions: The road parts about halfway into the forest.4. To disagree or stop associating because of a disagreement: The committee parted over the issue of pay raises for employees.adv. Partially; in part: part yellow, part green.adj. Not full or complete; partial: a part owner of the business.Phrasal Verb: part with1. To give up or let go of; relinquish: I would not part with that book.2. To go away from (another): You should not part with him in anger.Idioms: for (one’s) part So far as one is concerned. for the most part To the greater extent; generally or mostly. in good part Good-naturedly or with good grace; without taking offense: take a joke in good part. in part To some extent; partly. on the part of Regarding or with respect to (the one specified): Brilliant strategy on the part of Confederate forces ensured their victory at Chancellorsville. part and parcel A basic or essential part: Working overtime is part and parcel of my job. part company/ways1. To leave one another’s presence; go away or separate.2. To disagree or stop associating because of a disagreement. take part To join in; participate: She took part in the celebration. take (someone’s) part To side with in a disagreement; support.[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pars, part-; see per?- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.part (p??t) n1. a piece or portion of a whole2. an integral constituent of something: dancing is part of what we teach. 3. a. an amount less than the whole; bit: they only recovered part of the money. b. (as modifier): an old car in part exchange for a new one. 4. one of several equal or nearly equal divisions: mix two parts flour to one part water. 5. (Theatre) a. an actor’s role in a playb. the speech and actions which make up such a rolec. a written copy of these6. a person’s proper role or duty: everyone must do his part. 7. (often plural) region; area: you’re well known in these parts. 8. (Anatomy) anatomy any portion of a larger structure9. (Mechanical Engineering) a component that can be replaced in a machine, engine, etc: spare parts. 10. US and Canadian and Austral the line of scalp showing when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions. British equivalent: parting 11. (Music, other) music a. one of a number of separate melodic lines making up the texture of musicb. one of such melodic lines, which is assigned to one or more instrumentalists or singers: the viola part; the soprano solo part. c. such a line performed from a separately written or printed copy. See part song12. for the most part generally13. for one’s part as far as one is concerned14. in part to some degree; partly15. of many parts having many different abilities16. on the part of on behalf of17. part and parcel an essential ingredient18. play a part a. to pretend to be what one is notb. (foll by in) to have something to do (with); be instrumental (in): to play a part in the king’s downfall. 19. take in good part to respond to (teasing) with good humour20. take part in to participate in21. take someone’s part to support someone in an argumentvb22. to divide or separate from one another; take or come apart: to part the curtains; the seams parted when I washed the dress. 23. to go away or cause to go away from one another; stop or cause to stop seeing each other: the couple parted amicably. 24. (foll by: from) to leave; say goodbye (to)25. (foll by: with) to relinquish, esp reluctantly: I couldn’t part with my teddy bear. 26. (foll by: from) to cause to relinquish, esp reluctantly: he’s not easily parted from his cash. 27. (intr) to split; separate: the path parts here. 28. (Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to arrange (the hair) in such a way that a line of scalp is left showing29. (intr) a euphemism for die1130. (intr) archaic to depart31. part company a. to end a friendship or association, esp as a result of a quarrel; separate: they were in partnership, but parted company last year. b. (foll by with) to leave; go away from; be separated fromadvto some extent; partly[C13: via Old French from Latin part?re to divide, from pars a part]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014part (p?rt) n. 1. a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fraction, or section: the rear part of the house. 2. an essential or integral quality. 3. a section or division of a literary work. 4. a portion, member, or organ of an animal body. 5. any of a number of quantities that compose a whole: two parts sugar to one part cocoa. 6. an allotted portion; share. 7. Usu., parts. a. a region, quarter, or district: a journey to foreign parts. b. an attribute establishing the possessor as a person of superior worth. 8. either of the opposing sides in a contest, contractual agreement, etc. 9. the dividing line formed in separating the hair of the head when combing it. 10. a constituent piece of a machine or tool, esp. a replacement for the original piece. 11. a. the written or printed matter extracted from the score that a single performer or section uses in the performance of concerted music: a horn part. b. a section or division of a composition. 12. participation or concern in something; role. 13. a person’s contribution to some effort or action; duty. 14. a role acted in a play or sustained in real life. v.t. 15. to divide (a thing) into parts. 16. to comb (the hair) away from a dividing line. 17. to divide into shares; apportion. 18. to put or keep apart; separate. 19. Obs. to leave. v.i. 20. to be or become divided into parts; break or cleave. 21. to go apart from or leave one another, as persons. 22. to break or become torn apart, as a cable. 23. to depart. 24. to die. 25. part with, to relinquish. adj. 26. partial; of a part: part owner. adv. 27. in part; partly: part wool. Idioms: 1. in good part, to a great extent; largely. 2. in part, in some measure or degree. 3. on the part of, a. on behalf of; concerning. b. as done or manifested by: too much noise on the part of the class. 4. part and parcel, an essential, integral part. [before 1000; (n.) Middle English (Part of or a part of something is one of the pieces or elements that it consists of. You use part of or a part of in front of the singular form of a countable noun, or in front of an uncountable noun.Don’t use ‘part of’ or ‘a part of’ in front of a plural noun phrase. Don’t say, for example, ‘Part of the students have no books’. Say ‘Some of the students have no books’.Don’t say ‘A large part of the houses have flat roofs’. Say ‘Many of the houses have flat roofs’.