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Added 3 October 2026

part

/pɑːt/ noun

In Latin: pars Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about part at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A portion; a component. A fraction of a whole.
Gaul is divided into three parts.
A fraction of a whole.
Gaul is divided into three parts.
A distinct element of something larger.
The parts of a chainsaw include the chain, engine, and handle.

verb

To leave the company of (each other, or someone/something .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with with or from]).
To divide in two.
to part the curtains
To cut hair with a parting.

adjective

Fractional; partial.
Fred was part owner of the car.

adverb

Partly; partially; fractionally.
Part finished

Origin

From Middle English part, from Old English part (“part”) and Old French part (“part”); both from Latin partem, accusative of pars (“piece, portion, share, side, party, faction, role, character, lot, fate, task, lesson, part, member”), from Proto-Indo-European *par-, *per- (“to sell, exchange”). Akin to Latin portiō (“a portion, part”), parāre (“to make ready, prepare”).

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