English noun: parcel |
| 1. | parcel (artifact) a wrapped container |
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| Synonyms | package |
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| Broader (hypernym) | container |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bundle, pack, packet, sheaf |
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| 2. | parcel (act) the allotment of some amount by dividing something |
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| Samples | Death gets more than its share of attention from theologians.
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| Synonyms | portion, share |
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| Broader (hypernym) | allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling |
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| 3. | parcel (location) an extended area of land |
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| Synonyms | parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract |
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| Broader (hypernym) | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | athletic field, baseball diamond, battlefield, battleground, breeding ground, center, center field, centerfield, clearing, common, commons, desert, diamond, fairground, fairway, field, field, field, field of battle, field of fire, field of honor, glade, grassland, green, grounds, industrial park, infield, land site, left, left field, leftfield, lot, midway, mine field, minefield, mud flat, oasis, outfield, parade ground, park, park, parkland, patch, picnic area, picnic ground, playing area, playing field, plot, plot of ground, plot of land, public square, railway yard, railyard, range, right, right field, rightfield, sector, short, site, square, subdivision, terrain, toll plaza, yard, yard, yard |
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| 4. | parcel (group) a collection of things wrapped or boxed together |
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| Synonyms | bundle, package, packet |
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| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | wisp |
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