parcel

English

/ˈpɑɹsəl/, [ˈpʰaː.səɫ], [ˈpʰɑː.səɫ], [ˈpʰɑɹ.səɫ]

noun
Definitions
  • A package wrapped for shipment.
  • An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form.
  • A division of land bought and sold as a unit.
  • (obsolete) A group of birds.
  • An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group.
  • A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry.
  • A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French parcelle (a parcel, a particle, a small piece part) derived from Latin *particella, particula (particle, small part, part).

Origin

Latin

particula

Gloss

particle, small part, part

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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