partial

/ˈpɑːʃəl/PAHR-shuhl
/ˈpɑɹʃəl/PAHR-shuhl

Meaningof a part

Common meaning: covering only some of something

Other meanings: also favouring one side

Journey through time

  1. Latinpars, partis‘a part, share’
  2. Frenchpartial
  3. Englishpartial‘covering only some of something’ · today

part also in: partpartyparticlepartitionapart

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin pars ‘a part, share’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pars, p. 1306 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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