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portion
component
region
section
division
function
office
role
piece
character
theatrical role
persona
share
percentage
contribution
voice
separate
split
split up
break
part
noun
something determined in relation to something that includes it:
"he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"
the extended spatial location of something:
"the farming regions of France"
so far as concerns the actor specified:
"it requires vigilance on our part" or "they resisted every effort on his part"
something less than the whole of a human artifact:
"the rear part of the house"
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole:
"the written part of the exam"
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group:
"the function of a teacher"
a portion of a natural object:
"they analyzed the river into three parts"
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play:
"she played the part of Desdemona"
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group:
"he wanted his share in cash"
any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor:
"I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music:
"he tried to sing the tenor part"
a line where the hair is parted:
"his part was right in the middle"
adv
in part:
in some degree
verb
go one's own away:
move apart
discontinue an association or relation:
go different ways
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