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parsnip	a plant like a carrot. The parsnip has yellow flowers and a large, pale root that can be eaten. [2 definitions]
parson	a pastor in a Protestant church; minister.
part	a separate piece or section of a whole. [13 definitions]
part company	to end a friendship or relationship.
partial	not complete. [3 definitions]
partially	partly; not completely.
participant	a person who takes part.
participate	to take part; share (usually followed by "in").
participation	the act or an instance of participating.
participle	a form of a verb that can also sometimes be used as an adjective. In the sentence "The broken machine was very tiring to fix," the words "broken," and "tiring" are participles.
particle	a tiny amount or small piece; speck; trace.
particular	of or having to do with a single person, thing, or event and not any other. [5 definitions]
particularly	to an unusual degree; more than other things in a group.
partition	a wall or partial wall that separates or divides space. [3 definitions]
partly	in some degree or measure; in part.
partner	a person who shares in an activity with another person. [4 definitions]
partnership	a business that is owned by two or more persons. [2 definitions]
part of speech	one of the major categories into which words are often grouped, according to their function. Adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, interjections, nouns, prepositions, pronouns, and verbs are parts of speech in English.
partridge	a plump game bird with brown or gray feathers that make a whirring sound when the bird is rising to fly. The grouse and bobwhite are kinds of partridges.
part-time	less than full time.
party	a gathering of people to celebrate or have fun. [4 definitions]

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