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/pɐːt/ English

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noun

  1. A portion; a component.
  2. Duty; responsibility.“to do one’s part”
  3. The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.“The part of his hair was slightly to the left.”
  4. In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.

verb

  1. To leave the company of.
  2. To cut hair with a parting; shed.
  3. To divide in two.“to part the curtains”
  4. To be divided in two or separated; shed.“A rope parts.  His hair parts in the middle.”

adjective

  1. Fractional; partial.“Fred was part owner of the car.”

adverb

  1. Partly; partially; fractionally.“Part finished”

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