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parcel

noun [C] (TO SEND)
 
 
/ˈpɑː.səl/ US  /ˈpɑːr-/ mainly UK (mainly US package)

Definition

B1 an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper, especially so that it can be sent by post: a food parcel The parcel was wrapped in plain brown paper.The postal system
(Definition of parcel noun (TO SEND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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