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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for parcel

Noun

1. package, parcel, container
usage: a wrapped container
2. parcel, portion, share, allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
usage: the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans"
3. tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel, geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
usage: an extended area of land
4. package, bundle, packet, parcel, collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
usage: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

Verb

1. parcel, divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
usage: divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"
2. parcel, cover
usage: cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope"
3. parcel, wrap, wrap up
usage: make into a wrapped container
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