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part and parcel

noun

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

Examples of part and parcel in a Sentence

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An aspirational sheen is part and parcel of the Housewives package. Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025 Some didn’t take addicts or self-harmers, as if those things didn’t exist part and parcel with mental illness. Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025 Arbitrary rulemaking and punishments, absurdism and fringe beliefs are part and parcel of Lanthimos’ storytelling. Thomas Page, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 Surprises are part and parcel of a horror movie, but more as jump scares or scary reveals or whatever, not a merry jaunt around another plot thread. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 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 26 Nov. 2025.

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