–noun

1.	a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragme 3e8 nt, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.

2.	an essential or integral attribute or quality: a sense of humor is part of a healthy personality.

3.	a section or division of a literary work.

4.	a portion, member, or organ of an animal body.

5.	any of a number of more or less equal quantities that compose a whole or into which a whole is divided: Use two parts sugar to one part cocoa.

6.	an allotted portion; share.

7.	Usually, parts. a. a region, quarter, or district: a journey to foreign parts. b. a quality or attribute establishing the possessor as a person of importance or superior worth: Being both a diplomat and a successful businesswoman, she is widely regarded as a woman of parts.

8.	either of the opposing sides in a contest, question, agreement, etc.

9.	the dividing line formed in separating b63 the hair of the head and combing it in different directions.

10.	a constituent piece of a machine or tool either included at the time of manufacture or set in place as a replacement for the original piece.

11.	Music. a. the written or printed matter extracted from the score that a single performer or section uses in the performance of concerted music: a horn part. b. a section or division of a composition: the allegro part of the first movement.

12.	participation, interest, or concern in something; role: The neighbors must have had some part in planning the surprise party.

13.	a person's share in or contribution to some action; duty, function, or office: You must do your part if we're to finish by tonight.

14.	a character or role acted in a play or sustained in real life.

–verb (used with object)

15.	to divide (a thing) into parts; break; cleave; divide.

16.	to comb (the hair) away from a dividing line.

17.	to divide into shares; distribute in parts; apportion.

18.	to put or keep apart; separate: They parted the calves from the herd.

19.	Metallurgy. a. to separate (silver) from gold in refining. b. to cut (one part) away from a piece, as an end from a billet. c. to keep the surface of (a casting) separate from the sand of the mold.

20.	Obsolete. to 235 leave.

–verb (used without object)

21.	to be or become divided into parts; break or cleave: The oil tanker parted amidships.

22.	to go or come apart; separate, as two or more things.

23.	to go apart from or leave one another, as persons: We'l e29 l part no more.

24.	to be or become separated from something else (usually fol. by from).

25.	Nautical. to break or become torn apart, as a cable.

26.	to depart.

27.

to die.

–adjective

28.	partial; of a part: part owner.

–adverb

29.	in part; partly: part black.

—Verb phrase

30.	part with, to give up (property, control, etc.); relinquish: to part with one's money.

—Idioms

31.	for one's part, as far as concerns one: For my part, you can do whatever you please.

32.	for the most part, with respect to the greatest part; on the whole; generally; usually; mostly: They are good students, for the most part.

33.	in good part, a. without offense; in a good-natured manner; amiably: She was able to take teasing in good part. b. to a great extent; largely: His success is in good part ascribable to dogged determination.

34.	in part, in some measure or degree; to some extent; partly; partially: The crop failure was due in part to unusual weather conditions.

35.	on the part of, a. so far as pertains to or concerns one: He expressed appreciation on the part of himself and his colleagues. b. as done or manifested by: attention on the part of the audience. Also, on one's part.

36.	part and parcel, an essential, necessary, or integral part: Her love for her child was part and parcel of her life.

37.	part company, a. to bid farewell or go separate ways; leave one another. b. to dissolve a personal affiliation, relationship, etc., esp. because of irreconcilable differences. c. to disagree.

38.	take part, to participate; share or partake: They refused to take part in any of the activities of the community.

39.	take someone's part, to align oneself with; support; defend: His parents took his part, even though he was obviously in the wrong. bba