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1. part, portion, component part, component -- (something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach").
2. region, part -- (the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space").
3. part -- (so far as concerns the actor specified; "it requires vigilance on our part" or "they resisted every effort on his part";).
4. part, portion -- (something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together").
5. part, section, division -- (one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division").
6. function, office, part, role -- (the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role").
7. part, piece -- (a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite").
8. character, role, theatrical role, part, persona -- (an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona").
9. share, portion, part, percentage -- (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash").
10. contribution, part, share -- (any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work").
11. part, voice -- (the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part").
12. part -- (a line where the hair is parted; "his part was right in the middle").

1. separate, part, split -- (go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party").
2. separate, part, split up, split, break, break up -- (discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up").
3. depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off -- (leave; "The family took off for Florida").
4. separate, divide, part -- (come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated").
5. separate, disunite, divide, part -- (force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea").

1. partially, partly, part -- (in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed").

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