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n. (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction

n. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

part, portion, component part, component

n. 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"; "the animal constituent of plankton"

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component

adj. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

member

n. anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex"

component, component part

n. 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"

factor

n. an independent variable in statistics

system

n. instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"

whole, unit

n. an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"

section, segment

n. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

section, subdivision

n. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

share, portion, part, percentage

n. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

part, portion

n. something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"

piece

n. an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"

quantum

n. (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)

helping, portion, serving

n. an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"

ration

n. a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)

chapter

n. any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"

division

n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

radical

n. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity

limit

n. as far as something can go

limit, demarcation, demarcation line

n. the boundary of a specific area

party

n. a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"

side, position

n. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"

integral

adj. of or denoted by an integer

built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral

adj. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"

cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal

adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

essential

adj. basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"

indispensable

adj. unavoidable; "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state"

necessary

adj. absolutely essential

part, section, division

n. 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"

aliquot

adj. signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity

broken

adj. lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"

divisional

adj. constituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unit; "American divisional (fractional) coins include the dime and the nickel"; "fractional currency is currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit"

fragmental, fragmentary

adj. consisting of small disconnected parts; "fragmentary remains"

half(a)

adj. consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"

halfway

adj. including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"

part

adj. relating to only part of a whole: "part owner"

partial

adj. being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"

quarter

adj. consisting of one of four equivalent parts: "a quarter pound of butter"

semi

adj. (prefix) half or partial: "semicircular"; "semiannual"; "semiconscious"

third

adj. being one of three equal parts; "a third share of the money"

three-quarter

adj. representing three quarters of something; "a three-quarter-length portrait"; "a three-quarter view"

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