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Parcel
01
an item or items that are wrapped or boxed for transport or delivery
Dialect
British
British
Examples
The parcel arrived at her doorstep sooner than expected.
02
a portion or piece of something that has been divided or given out, especially from a larger amount
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
parcels
Examples
Each student received a parcel of land for the science project.
03
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
04
an extended area of land
to parcel
01
to split up something into portions or sections for distribution
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
parcel
3rd person singular
parcels
Present participle
parcelling
Past simple
parcelled
Past participle
parcelled
Examples
They decided to parcel the land among the three siblings equally.
02
make into a wrapped container
03
cover with strips of canvas
