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`part in a major game I rlrcy ran away and took no
`port i11 tlle bartlc. take the part of give suppon and
`encouragement to (someone) in a dispute.
`_01uc1N Old English (denoting a pan of speech),
`from Latin pars, part·. The verb (ori ginally in
`Middle English in the_sense 'divide into parts') is
`rrom Old Fren,ch part1r, from Latin part ire, partiri
`'divide, share.
`par.,take /p3r't.ik/ ► v. (past partook /·'t~k/; past
`paniciple _pa_rtaken /·'.t~kan/) Jn!> obj.\ (partake In)
`formal jom m (an act1v1ty): vmtors can partake
`;ngolfingor clay pigeon shooting. ■ (partake
`of) be characterized by (a quality): the birth of
`twins bec'ame an event that partook of the mythic.
`■ (partake of) eat or drink (something): she had ,
`partaken of a cheese sandwich and a cup of coffee.
`-oERIVA_TIVES par-tak•ern. ,
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`-ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: back-formation from earlier
`partaker'person who takes a part.'
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`part-er f' p1irtar/ ► _n. [in combi_nationJ a broadcast o'r
`publishe_d work with a specified number of parts:
`thefirstinasrx·parter. •
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`par•terre /p3r'te(a)r/ ► n.1 a level space in a garden
`or yard occupied by an orn'amental arrangem'.ent of
`nower beds.
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`the rear and on the sides, esp. the part beneath the •
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`rerre 'onthe ground.'
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`par•the•no-car•py i.·parr~an6,ki~pe/ ► n. Botarly the
`development of a fruit Without prior fertili i ation. ·
`- DERIVATIVES par•the-no•car-pic
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`Parthenocarpie, from Greek parthenos 'virgin'+
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`par•the-no•9en-e-Sis /,plilTHano•Jena'siS/ ► n. Bi0t6gy
`reproduction from an ovum without fertilizatio n,
`esp. as a normal process in some invertebrates aild ~,
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`par•the-no-ge-net-i-cal-ly /-ja'netik(a)Ie/ adv.
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`parthenos.'~irgin' + genesis 1creation.'
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`Parthenos, built on the Acropolis in 447-43·2 sc by ·
`Pericles to honor Athens' patron goddess and·to .
`commemorate the recent Greek victory over the ,-:::.
`Persians. It was designed by lctinus and Callicrate~ ·
`with sculptures by Phidias.
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`company outside the R!d Lio~. ■ (of two or more
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`' little part,' diminutive of pars, part·.
`par•ti•cle ac-cel-er•a,-tor ►: n. an ap~aratus f~r.
`accelerating subatomic particles to h1~h veloc1t1es
`by means of electric or electromagnet1c fields. '!"he
`accelerated particles are generally made to collide
`with other particles, either as a research technique
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`gamma rays.
`par•ti-cle beam ► n.1 a concer:itrated strei m of .'
`subatomic particles, generated m order to cause
`collisions between particles that will shed new light ,
`on their nature and structure.
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`par-ti~cle•board /'p3rtikal,beird/ ► n. material ,
`made in rigid sheets or panels from compressed
`wood chips and resin, often coated or ven~ered, and
`used in furniture , buildings, etc., where a str'onger
`material is not required.
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`branch of physics that deals with the properties,
`relationships, and interactiolis of subatomic
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`par-ti-col-ored f' plirte ,kalard/ (also particolO~d)
`► adj.having or consisting Of two Or more differerlt
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`colors: their wonderful parti-colored light effects'.
`-0R'1c1N early' 16th'c'f nt.: from the adjective PARTY'+
`COLORED .
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`par•ti~-U-lar /pa(r)'tikyalar/ ► adj . 1 [altr\6.J. used ·
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`to single out an individual mem~er_of ~ Sl?ecified .
`group or class: the action seems to d1s~nmmate
`against a particular group of companies. ■ ~ogic .
`denoting a pl"oi,osition in which something is
`asserted of some but not all of a i:lass'. Contrasted
`with UNIVERSAL.
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`suitabte·in every detail; fastidious: she is ve,j
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`► n. 1 Philosophy an individual item, as contrasted With
`a universal quality. · ·
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`or something: a cle;k took the woman's particulars.
`- PHRASES In particular especially (used to show ·
`that a statement applies to one person or thing more
`than any other): he socialized with the other young ,
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`particuler, fro_m Latin parriculari( concerning a·
`small pan,' from particula 'small part.' .
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`Par•tic•u•lar Bap•tist ► n. a member of a Baptist.
`denomination holding the doctrine of the election
`and redemption of some but not all people.
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`attachment to one's own group, party, or nation. ·
`■ the principle of leaving each state in an empire or ,
`federation free to govern itself and promote its own
`interests, without reference to those of the whole. ,
`■ •Theology the doctrine that some but not all people
`are elected and redeemed.
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`particularisme. modern Latin particularismus,
`and German Partik11larismus, based on Latin -· · 1
`particularis 'concerning a small part.'
`par-tic-u-lar-1-ty /pa(r).tikya'larite/ ► n. (pl
`particularities) the quality of being individual
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`their partimlarity. ■ fullness or minuteness of ~ .
`detail in the treatrrient of something: parties must
`pres em t11eir c~se with so~e degree of acclffacy a,id '
`particularity. ■ (particularities) small details: the.
`tedious partiCularities of daily life I he wante~ to.~\
`disregard the partiwlarities and establish general
`laws. ■"ChriStian The<llogy God's incarnation as Jesus as a
`particular person at a particular time and place.
`- ORIGIN early 16th cent. (as particularities 'details'):
`from Old French particularite or late Latin
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`mention or d~scribe ~an,icularly; tr.eat individu~I~~ _.
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`(sense 1 of the adjective), from late Latin partialis,
`from pars, ,,art· 'part.'
`par-tial-birth a•bor-tion ► n. a late-term abortion
`of a fetus that has already di ed , or is killed before
`being completely removed from the mother.
`par•tial de•riv•a •tive ► n. Mathematics a derivative of
`a function of two or more variables with respect to
`one variable, the other(s) being treated as constant.
`par•tial dif-fer-en-tial e •qua-tion ► n. Mathematics
`an equation containing one or more partial
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`par•tial 8-clipse ► n. an ecli pse of a celestial body
`in which only part of the luminary is obscured or
`darkened.
`par•tial fraC-tion ► n. Mathematid each of two or
`more fraction s into which a mcire complex fra Ction
`cah be decomposed as a sum.
`par-ti-al-i-ty /,p3rsHe'alite/ ► n. unfair bias in favor
`of one thing or person compared with another; •
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`favoritism: an attack on tile partiality ofjudges. ■ a
`particular liking or fondness for something: she ,
`spoke openly, not concealing her partiality for him.
`-ORIGIN late Middle English:from Old French
`parcialite, from medieval Latin partialitas, based on
`Latin pars, part- 'part.'
`par-tiaMy /'plirsHale/ ► adv.only in part; to a
`limited extent: the work partially fulfills the
`function of a hisrorical memoir I las submodifier] a
`partially open door.
`par•tial or•der (also part:1a'1 ordering) ► n.
`Mathematics a transitive antisymmetric relaticin amorig
`the elements of a set; which does not necessarily
`apply to each pair of elements.
`par•tial pres-sure ► n. Chemistry the pressure that
`would be exerte'd by one of the gases in a1 mixture iFl
`it occupied the same vo\Ume on its own.
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`par-tial procl 0 ud: ► n. Matheffiatics the prClduct of
`o'ne term'of a multiplicand alld orie term of its
`multiplier. ■ the product of the first n terms of a
`large or infinite series, where n is a finite integer
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`par-th'~•note J'plirfH~n6t/ ► n.' Biology a~'org~~ i·~;,;~· ·
`produced from an unfertilized ovum, which is r:. '. ..
`incapable Of developing be·yond the early embryohic
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`Par-thi•a {'p3rrnea/ an ancient kingdom ; bat lay . .' .
`southeast of the Caspian Sea in present-day Iran . ...
`From c.250 sc to c. AD 230 the Parthians rl:Jled ait · :;;
`empire stretching from the Euphrates to th'C Indus:
`-DERIVATIVES Par,thi,iln /·Ttte'an/ n. & adj.
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`Par,thi-an ~hot ► n .. anothe·r te'irri for PARi1NG SHOT.
`-ORIGIN late 19th cent.: so named because of the .
`tric.k ~sed by ~a'1hi~ns of shoo'ting' ?,ri6r,'S ba_c_kward
`while m real or pretended fligh~. ,,
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`~ tncorpplete: a question to Which We have only partial ·
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`b~ased: t~e paper gave a dist~rted arid very P,art_1ql
`~ie_wofthesil ff ation. ■ fpre~1c.J (parti4!1I to) t\avmg ~
`hkmg for: you know I'm partial to bacon and eggs. ,
`► n. M~ic a component of a musical sound; an
`ovenoneor harmonic: the upper partials ofthe v• .....
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`to favor one party in a cause'): from Old Frenc_h 1
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`system of inheritance in which a deceased person's
`estate is di\,'ided equally among 't~e·heirs.
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`be paned'): from' Jate Latin Partibilis, from L'atin ,, -~
`partiri'divideintoparts.'
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`become firsthand participants in tln arch'a'eologic"al
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`_participant-, literally 'sharing in/ from,the verb
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`pai-:tic•i •pate' /p1ir'iisa,piit/ ► v. (no obj.I 1 take Pait:!
`thousands pllrticipdted in a nationwide sr,i~e. ·
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`particular qllality): both menlbers participate of .•,'.
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`- DERIVATIVES par•tic•i•pa•tive /-,pativ, =pbti\l'/ adj.'.
`par•tic•i•pa,tor /·,piitar/ n., piiii-tic-1:pa•to•ry
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`'shared in,' fr()IT\ the verb particii,ilre, based oil ptirs,
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`par•tic•i•pa•tion /p3~,tisa'piisHall!' ► n. the:action '
`of taking pari ill soniE!thing: partid,iatiOn in · .;
`church actiVities I the scheme is based on employ'er •
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`par,tl-cip•i•a! ad-jec•tive /,P~rta'sipeal/ ► ~. ·
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`par-ti•ci •ple l'P~rt~.sipal/ ► n. Gcamn:~r a ,wofd ' ·
`formed from a verb (~.g., t oint, gorie, beirit. been)
`and used as a'.n lldjective (e.g.~ working woman,~ ''
`burned toiist) or a noun (e.g., good breeding). In
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`par•ti-clp•i•al,Jy /,p:irta'sipeale/ adv.
`-ORIGIN late Middle English:from Old French, ',
`by-form of participe, from Latin particlpium
`'(verbal fon:n) sharing (the functions cif_a noun),'
`frompartic1pare 'sharein.'
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`m3tter: tiny ptlrticles of dits't. ■ !with negative! the
`least possible amount: he agrees witllout'hearing
`the least particle of evidence. ■ Physics another term
`for ELEMENTARY PARTICLE. ■ Physics another term for
`SUBATOMIC PARTICLE. ■ Mathematics a hypothetical
`object having mass but no physical size.
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`comparatively little meaning and does not inflect, in
`particular: ■ (in English) any of the class ofwordS J
`such as in, up, off, over, used with verbs to make
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`ii car; e let; I e see; ifit; ' 1 by; ' NG sing;
`Ogo;•r Olaw,for, oito}';I Mgood; OOgoo; , ouout; 1
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