🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

parcial

Pronunciation / Transliteration: par-see-al

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Partial/ˈpɑːr.ʃəl/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O relatório forneceu apenas uma visão parcial da situação."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or being a part of a whole; incomplete.

    "The report provided only a partial view of the situation."
As noun
  1. 1

    A part or portion of something.

    "He received a partial refund for the returned item."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'partial' originates from the Middle English term 'parcial', which comes from the Old French 'partial' and ultimately from the Latin 'partialis', meaning 'of a part'. The evolution reflects a shift from a general sense of being related to a part to a more specific connotation of incompleteness or favoritism.

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