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Word entry · 5 letters

piece

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"Chess unit"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /piːs/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ceeipStarts with PEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A part of a whole; also a work of art, writing, or music.

Word origin

From Middle English pece, peece, peice, from Old French piece, from Late Latin petia, pettia, possibly from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion, quota”). Compare Welsh peth, Breton pez (“thing”), Irish cuid. Compare French pièce, Portuguese peça, Spanish pieza, Italian pezza, Italian pezzo.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: aspect, portion
  • I’d like another piece of pie.
  • I've lost a piece of this jigsaw puzzle.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Chess unit5 letters
02One part of something5 letters

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