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Meaning of part

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  part
      adv 1: in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to
             blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" [syn: {partially},
             {partly}, {part}] [ant: {all}, {altogether},
             {completely}, {entirely}, {totally}, {whole}, {wholly}]
      n 1: 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" [syn: {part}, {portion},
           {component part}, {component}, {constituent}]
      2: something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear
         part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" [syn:
         {part}, {portion}]
      3: a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into
         three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" [syn: {part},
         {piece}]
      4: that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role
         or situation; "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they
         resisted every effort on his part"
      5: the extended spatial location of something; "the farming
         regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world";
         "regions of outer space" [syn: {region}, {part}]
      6: 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" [syn:
         {function}, {office}, {part}, {role}]
      7: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the
         part of Desdemona" [syn: {character}, {role}, {theatrical
         role}, {part}, {persona}]
      8: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual
         person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" [syn: {share},
         {portion}, {part}, {percentage}]
      9: 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" [syn: {part}, {section},
         {division}]
      10: a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are
          combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the
          middle" [syn: {part}, {parting}]
      11: the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in
          polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part" [syn:
          {part}, {voice}]
      12: 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" [syn: {contribution},
          {part}, {share}]
      v 1: go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after
           the party" [syn: {separate}, {part}, {split}]
      2: 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" [syn: {separate}, {part}, {split up}, {split},
         {break}, {break up}]
      3: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart},
         {part}, {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set
         out}, {take off}]
      4: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
         [syn: {separate}, {divide}, {part}]
      5: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting
         children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: {separate},
         {disunite}, {divide}, {part}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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