part company

part com·pa·ny

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahrt kuhm-puh-nee]
- /pɑrt ˈkʌm pə ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahrt kuhm-puh-nee]
- /pɑrt ˈkʌm pə ni/

Definitions of part company words

noun part company a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together. 1
noun part company an essential or integral attribute or quality: a sense of humor is part of a healthy personality. 1
noun part company a section or division of a literary work. 1
noun part company a portion, member, or organ of an animal body. 1
noun part company any of a number of more or less equal quantities that compose a whole or into which a whole is divided: Use two parts sugar to one part cocoa. 1
noun part company an allotted portion; share. 1

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Origin of part company

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; (noun) Middle English (< Old French < L), Old English < Latin part- (stem of pars) piece, portion; (v.) Middle English parten < Old French partir < Latin partīre, derivative of pars

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Parts of speech for Part company

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Part company

part company popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for part company

verb part company

branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
break away — If you break away from someone who is trying to hold you or catch you, you free yourself and run away.
cut and run — to make a rapid escape
dichotomize — to divide or become divided into two parts or classifications

All 13 Synonyms of part company