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Foundation level · Year 4 · free

part

noun · Say it: PART

What it means

Foundation

a piece or section of something larger

My favourite part of the holiday was building sandcastles on the beach.

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • bit
  • piece
  • portion
  • section

Antonyms (opposite meaning)

  • whole

More examples

  • Each child coloured one part of the giant map for the classroom wall.

Where the word comes from

From the Latin word 'pars', meaning a share or piece.

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One question about “part”, the way 11+ papers ask it (Foundation level).