Definitions
the allotment of some amount by dividing something
Word origin
From Middle English parcel, from Old French parcelle (“a small piece or part, a parcel, a particle”), from Late Latin particella, diminutive of Latin particula (“particle”), diminutive of partem (“part, piece”). Doublet of particle.
Used in a sentence
“I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep.”
“I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery.”
“[…] this youthful parcel / Of noble bachelors stand at my bestowing,”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Package”6 letters
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