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Uncommonparcel
The correct spelling is parcel.
How to pronounce parcel
[ˈpʰaː.səɫ]
nounIPA: [ˈpʰaː.səɫ]
Say it like: Par-sel
The correct spelling is parcel. A package wrapped for shipment. For example: "I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep."
Usage Examples
“I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep.”
“I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery.”
“A certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A package wrapped for shipment.
- 2.An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form.
- 3.A division of land bought and sold as a unit.
- 4.A group of birds.
- 5.An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group.
verb
- 1.To wrap something up into the form of a package.
- 2.To wrap a strip around the end of a rope.
- 3.To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into.
- 4.To add a parcel or item to; to itemize.
adverb
- 1.Part or half; in part; partially.
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