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  • 31parcel — 1 noun (C) 1 especially BrE an object that has been wrapped in paper or put in a special envelope, especially so that it can be sent by mail; package 1 (1) AmE: She tied up the parcel with string. 2 an area of land that is part of a larger area… …

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  • 32parcel — 1. noun 1) a parcel of clothes Syn: package, packet; pack, bundle, box, case, bale 2) a parcel of land Syn: plot, piece, patch, tract, allotment …

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  • 33Parcel of Rogues — Infobox Album | Name = Parcel of Rogues Type = Album Artist = Steeleye Span Caption = Released = 1973 Recorded = Genre = Electric folk Length = 39:14 Label = Chrysalis Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …

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  • 34parcel sth up — UK US parcel sth up Phrasal Verb with parcel({{}}/ˈpɑːsəl/ verb (UK ll , US l ) ► UK to wrap something and make it into a parcel: » I made copies and then parcelled them up to be sent out …

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  • 35parcel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French parcele, from Vulgar Latin *particella, from Latin particula small part more at particle Date: 14th century 1. a. fragment, portion b. a volume of a fluid (as air) considered as a single entity …

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  • 36parcel — /pahr seuhl/, n., v., parceled, parceling or (esp. Brit.) parcelled, parcelling, adv. n. 1. an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle. 2. a quantity or unit of something, as of a commodity …

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  • 37parcel — noun 1》 an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post. 2》 a quantity or amount of something, in particular land. verb (parcels, parcelling, parcelled; US parcels, parceling, parceled) 1》 make… …

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  • 38parcel — n. & v. n. 1 a goods etc. wrapped up in a single package. b a bundle of things wrapped up, usu. in paper. 2 a piece of land, esp. as part of an estate. 3 a quantity dealt with in one commercial transaction. 4 archaic part. v.tr. (parcelled,… …

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  • 39parcel something out — divide something into portions and then distribute it. → parcel …

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  • 40parcel — par•cel [[t]ˈpɑr səl[/t]] n. v. celed, cel•ing (esp. brit.) celled, cel•ling, 1) an object or objects wrapped or packed up to form a small bundle; package 2) a quantity or unit of something, as of a commodity for sale; lot 3) a group or… …

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