part
adverb/pɑːt/
/pɑːrt/
- (often in compounds) consisting of two things; to some extent but not completely
- She's part French, part English.
- His feelings were part anger, part relief.
- The course is part funded by the European Commission.
- He is part owner of a farm in France.
Word OriginOld English (denoting a part of speech), from Latin pars, part-. The verb (originally in Middle English in the sense ‘divide into parts’) is from Old French partir, from Latin partire, partiri ‘divide, share’.Want to learn more?
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