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part and parcel
part P0084800 (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 perə- in Indo-European roots.]
part and parcel
part and parcelAn essential or fundamental part or aspect (of something). Dealing with tantrums is part and parcel of raising a toddler. I'm afraid customer complaints are part and parcel of this job.See also: and, parcel, partpart and parcelAn essential or basic element, as in Traveling is part and parcel of Zach's job. Used since the 15th century as a legal term, with part meaning "a portion" and parcel "something integral with a whole," this idiom began to be used more loosely from about 1800. Although both nouns have the same basic meaning, the redundancy lends emphasis. See also: and, parcel, partpart and parcel COMMON If one thing is part and parcel of another, it is involved or included in it and cannot be separated from it. Strong views and humour were part and parcel of our home life. Difficult times are part and parcel of being a professional.See also: and, parcel, part part and parcel A basic or essential part: Working overtime is part and parcel of my job.See also: and, parcel, partpart and parcelAn essential portion or element. This expression originally was a legal term and was so used from the sixteenth century on, principally for clauses of a law and for parts of a landholding. Alliterative and tautological, it began to be used figuratively from about 1800 on. Patrick E. Dove wrote, “The moral law of the conscience is part and parcel of man himself ” (Logic of the Christian Faith, 1856).See also: and, parcel, partEncyclopediaSeepart |