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  • 21part — I. n. 1. Piece, portion, section, division, sub division. 2. Member, organ, constituent, element, component, ingredient. 3. Share, portion, lot. 4. Share, concern, interest, participation. 5. Share, allotment, lot, dividend, apportionment. 6.… …

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  • 22part — /pat / (say paht) noun 1. a portion or division of a whole, separate in reality, or in thought only; a piece, fragment, fraction, or section; a constituent. 2. an essential or integral attribute or quality. 3. a. a section or major division of a… …

  • 23Part — (p[aum]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parting}.] [F. partir, L. partire, partiri, p. p. partitus, fr. pars, gen. partis, a part. See {Part}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break into two… …

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  • 24Parted — Part Part (p[aum]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parting}.] [F. partir, L. partire, partiri, p. p. partitus, fr. pars, gen. partis, a part. See {Part}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break …

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  • 25Parting — Part Part (p[aum]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parting}.] [F. partir, L. partire, partiri, p. p. partitus, fr. pars, gen. partis, a part. See {Part}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break …

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  • 26To part a cable — Part Part (p[aum]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parting}.] [F. partir, L. partire, partiri, p. p. partitus, fr. pars, gen. partis, a part. See {Part}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break …

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  • 27To part company — Part Part (p[aum]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parting}.] [F. partir, L. partire, partiri, p. p. partitus, fr. pars, gen. partis, a part. See {Part}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break …

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  • 28separate — I. v. a. 1. Disjoin, disunite, part, divide, sever, dissever, detach, disconnect, disengage. 2. Sever, sunder, lie between, hold apart. 3. Withdraw, remove, eliminate, set apart. II. v. n. 1. Part, divide, be divided, be disunited, be separated,… …

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  • 29Strut — Strut, v. t. To hold apart. Cf. {Strut}, n., 3. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30strut — I. verb (strutted; strutting) Etymology: Middle English strouten, from Old English strūtian to stand out stiffly, struggle; akin to Middle High German strozzen to be swollen Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to become turgid ; swell 2 …

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