part and parcel

noun

: an essential or integral component
stress was part and parcel of the job

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For better or worse, dealing with such situations has long been part and parcel of the experience of the modern Barcelona player. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 6 June 2025 Reliance on China China’s dominance in the global drug supply chain is part and parcel of its position as the world’s factory. John Liu, CNN Money, 3 June 2025 For Sam, that is part and parcel of what that entire world is like. Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025 Alluding to all this being both a nonevent and maybe misunderstood is part and parcel in regard to how Pitt has responded to the divorce since around 2019. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for part and parcel

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of part and parcel was in the 15th century

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“Part and parcel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part%20and%20parcel. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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