parcel

¹par·cel

noun \ˈpär-səl\

Definition of PARCEL

1

a : fragment, portion b : a volume of a fluid (as air) considered as a single entity within a greater volume of the same fluid

2

: a tract or plot of land

3

: a company, collection, or group of persons, animals, or things : lot <the whole story was a parcel of lies>

4

a : a wrapped bundle : package b : a unit of salable merchandise

Examples of PARCEL

1. a parcel of real estate
2. <her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies>

Origin of PARCEL

Middle English, from Anglo-French parcele, from Vulgar Latin *particella, from Latin particula small part — more at particle

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PARCEL

Synonyms: array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, group, passel, set, suite

Related Words: accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration; agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety; cycle, run, series, suit

Near Antonyms: entity, item, single, unit

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Other Climate/Meteorology Terms

monsoon, occlusion, ozone, rime, squall, zephyr

Rhymes with PARCEL

tarsal