parcel (n.)

  1. a wrapped container

    [ Syn: package ]

  2. the allotment of some amount by dividing something; death gets more than its share of attention from theologians

    [ Syn: portion , share ]

  3. an extended area of land

    [ Syn: tract , piece of land , piece of ground , parcel of land ]

  4. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

    [ Syn: package , bundle , packet ]

    parcel (v.)

  1. divide into parts; The developers parceled the land'

  2. cover with strips of canvas; parcel rope'

  3. make into a wrapped container

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