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Foundation level · Year 4 · free

piece

noun · Say it: PEES

What it means

Foundation

a part or bit of something

Can I have another piece of birthday cake, please?

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • bit
  • part
  • portion
  • slice

Antonyms (opposite meaning)

  • whole

More examples

  • We found the last piece of the jigsaw under the sofa.

Where the word comes from

From the old French word 'piece', meaning a bit or part.

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

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