Idioms for part

Origin of part

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

SYNONYMS FOR part

1 component, ingredient, division, sector. Part, piece, portion, segment, section, fraction, fragment refer to something that is less than the whole. Part is the general word: part of a house. A piece suggests a part which is itself a complete unit or it may mean an irregular fragment: a piece of pie; a piece of a broken vase. A portion is a part allotted or assigned to a person, purpose, etc.: a portion of food. A segment is often a part into which something separates naturally: a segment of an orange. Section suggests a relatively substantial, clearly separate part that fits closely with other parts to form a whole: a section of a fishing rod, a book. Fraction suggests a less substantial but still clearly delimited part, often separate from other parts: a fraction of his former income. Fragment suggests a broken, inconsequential, incomplete part, with irregular or imprecise outlines or boundaries: a fragment of broken pottery, of information.
6 apportionment, lot.
13 responsibility.
18 sever, sunder, dissociate, disconnect, disjoin, detach.

OTHER WORDS FROM part

mul·ti·part, adjective sub·part, noun

British Dictionary definitions for for the most part

part
/ (pɑːt) /

noun

verb

adverb

to some extent; partly
See also parts

Word Origin for part

C13: via Old French from Latin partīre to divide, from pars a part

Medical definitions for for the most part

part
[ pärt ]

n.

A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.
Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided.
An organ, member, or other division of an organism.
An anatomical part; pars.
parts The external genitalia.

Idioms and Phrases with for the most part (1 of 2)

for the most part

In general, usually. For example, For the most part she is very good-humored, or The committee members agree for the most part. [Late 1300s] Also see the synonyms by and large; on the whole.

Idioms and Phrases with for the most part (2 of 2)

part