Kilo Lingo

/pɑːt/

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Translation

A piece or section of something bigger, not the whole of it.

Word origin

From Latin pars, meaning a piece or share, which came into English through Old French.

Origin
Latin
Root
pars

Grammar

Gender
Pluralparts

Examples

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"Part" means one section of the whole book.

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"Parts" is the plural, meaning more than one piece.

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Here "part" means one member of a larger group.

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This word is part of lesson 7.