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parcel

 
/ˈpɑr·səl/ n [C]

Definition

an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper; a package: a food parcel A parcel of land is an area of it: a 50-acre parcel on Lake Mead
(Definition of parcel n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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