“part of”

The following 6 entries include the term part of.

part of speech

noun phrase

: a traditional class of words (such as adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs) distinguished according to the kind of idea denoted and the function performed in a sentence

a good part of

idiom

: a large amount of

discretion is the better part of valor

idiom

used to say that it is better to be careful than to do something that is dangerous and unnecessary

on the part of (someone)

idiom

: by or from (someone)

part of the package

noun phrase

: part of a situation that someone will have to accept

the best/better/greater part of

idiom

: more than half of (something) : most of (something)


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