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Added 9 October 2026

parcel

/ˈpɑɹsəl/ noun

In Latin: fascis Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about parcel at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A wrapped container.
The allotment of some amount by dividing something.
death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
An extended area of land.

verb

Divide into parts.
The developers parceled the land
Cover with strips of canvas.
parcel rope
Make into a wrapped container.

Origin

From Middle English parcel, from Old French parcelle (“a small piece or part, a parcel, a particle”), from Late Latin particella, diminutive of Latin particula (“particle”), diminutive of partem (“part, piece”). Doublet of particle.

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