separate+part

  • 81part — sb. Pol. S. 193 v. a. == separate. RG. 436 …

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  • 82separate —    1. to dismiss from employment    Literally, to cause to part. Now rare.    2. to cease living together as man and wife    As distinct from what happens when they go about their respective daily business. Those who are separated in this sense… …

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  • 83part — I. n. 1. Piece, portion, section, division, sub division. 2. Member, organ, constituent, element, component, ingredient. 3. Share, portion, lot. 4. Share, concern, interest, participation. 5. Share, allotment, lot, dividend, apportionment. 6.… …

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  • 84part company — idi a) to separate: We parted company at the airport[/ex] b) to cease association or friendship c) to take an opposite view; differ …

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  • 85separate — I Verb: To divide; to disunite. To place in different places; to keep apart. II Adjective: Divided; distributed. Merrill v Pepperdine, 9 Ind App 416, 36 NE 921. Disconnected; independent; not a part of something else; distinct. See joint …

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  • 86de|part|ment — «dih PAHRT muhnt», noun. 1. a separate part of some whole; special branch; division: »Our city government has a fire department and a police department. 2. a main division of governmental administration: »the Department of Justice. 3. a special… …

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  • 87To part a cable — Part Part (p[aum]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parting}.] [F. partir, L. partire, partiri, p. p. partitus, fr. pars, gen. partis, a part. See {Part}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break …

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  • 88To part company — Part Part (p[aum]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parting}.] [F. partir, L. partire, partiri, p. p. partitus, fr. pars, gen. partis, a part. See {Part}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break …

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  • 89For my part — Part Part (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.] 1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded… …

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  • 90For the most part — Part Part (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.] 1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded… …

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