Noun
1. 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"2. the extended spatial location of something;
"the farming regions of France""religions in all parts of the world""regions of outer space"3. so far as concerns the actor specified;
"it requires vigilance on our part" or "they resisted every effort on his part";4. something less than the whole of a human artifact;
"the rear part of the house""glue the two parts together"5. 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"6. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group;
"the function of a teacher""the government must do its part""play its role"7. a portion of a natural object;
"they analyzed the river into three parts""he needed a piece of granite"8. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play;
"she played the part of Desdemona"9. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group;
"he wanted his share in cash"10. any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor;
"I am proud of my contribution to the team's success""they all did their share of the work"11. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music;
"he tried to sing the tenor part"12. a line where the hair is parted;
"his part was right in the middle"