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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | partial |
| Synonyms: | bisected, divided, even-steven, fifty-fifty, fractional, halved, incomplete, limited, moderate, partly |
| Notes: | half is one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; halve means to divide by two |
| Antonyms: | total, whole |
| Main Entry: | fraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part |
| Synonyms: | bite, chunk, cut, division, end, fragment, half, piece, portion, section, share, slice |
| Notes: | a faction is a group of people forming a cohesive, usually contentious, minority from within a larger group; a fraction is a small part or item of something forming a piece of a whole |
| Antonyms: | entirety, total, whole |
| Main Entry: | piece |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part |
| Synonyms: | allotment, bit, bite, chunk, cut, division, dole, end, example, fraction, fragment, gob, half, hunk, instance, interest, iota, item, length, lot, lump, member, moiety, morsel, parcel, percentage, portion, quantity, quota, sample, scrap, section, segment, share, shred, slice, smithereen, specimen |
| Notes: | a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
| Antonyms: | whole |
| Main Entry: | moiety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subdivision |
| Synonyms: | affiliation, component, element, fraction, half, part, piece, portion, share |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | [more]. [Less than one.] Fraction. |
| Category: | 3. Indeterminate Number |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
fraction, fractional part; part.
-adjectives
fractional, fragmentary, inconsiderable, negligible, infinitesimal.
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