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parcel

[ˈpʰaː.səɫ]
noun

  1. A package wrapped for shipment.

    "I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep."

    Similar: package

  2. An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form.

  3. A division of land bought and sold as a unit.

    "I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery."

    Similar: plot

Synonymspackage, plot
verb

  1. To wrap something up into the form of a package.

  2. To wrap a strip around the end of a rope.

  3. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into.

adverb

  1. Part or half; in part; partially.

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