Definition of passel
: a large number or amount
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Examples of passel in a Sentence
reporters had a whole passel of questions for the new basketball coach
the young couple had a passel of babies in the span of a few years
Recent Examples of passel from the Web
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At only a third of a pound, the Spiker (or even a passel of them) won't weigh down your beach bag.
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Cheaters (Gaylord Perry), legends who probably fixed games (Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb), and racists (Cap Anson and a passel of others) are already in the Hall.
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That brings Gillum's tally to five state representatives and three state senators, along with U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Delray Beach, former HUD Secretary Julian Castro and a passel of county and city commissioners.
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The genre remains resolutely vigorous, with production that throbs, chirps, shrieks and thumps, and a passel of sharp young vocalists who keep its underground vital.
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What could make a better, happier, cuddlier distraction for Cal State Fullerton students during finals week than a passel of puppies?
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What could make a better, happier, cuddlier distraction for Cal State Fullerton students during finals week than a passel of puppies?
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What could make a better, happier, cuddlier distraction for Cal State Fullerton students during finals week than a passel of puppies?
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In July 2009, President Obama himself visited Moscow with a passel of U.S. execs in tow.
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passel and Parcel
The loss of the sound of "r" after a vowel and before another consonant in the middle of a word is common in spoken English. This linguistic idiosyncrasy has given our language a few new words, such as cuss from curse, bust from burst, and our featured word passel from parcel. The spelling passel originated in the 15th century, but the word's use as a collective noun for an indefinite number is a 19th-century Americanism. It was common primarily in local-color writing before getting a boost in the 1940s, when it began appearing in popular weekly magazines such as Time, Newsweek, and Saturday Review.
Origin and Etymology of passel
alteration of parcel
PASSEL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of passel for English Language Learners
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: a large number or group of people or things
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