parcel
[ˈpʰɑː.səɫ]noun
Middle School
1
A package wrapped for shipment.
2
An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form.
3
An individual item appearing on an invoice or receipt (only in the phrase bill of parcels).
4
A division of land bought and sold as a unit.
5
A group of birds.
6
An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group.
7
A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry.
8
A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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