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- Dictionarypiece/piːs/
noun
- 1. a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole: "a piece of cheese" Similar
- 2. a written, musical, or artistic creation: "a haunting piece of music" Similar
verb
- 1. assemble something from parts or pieces: "the dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones"
- 2. extend something: archaic "his coming and assisting them was like a cordial given to a dying man, which doth piece out his life"
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something that has been created by an artist, musician, or writer: an orchestral / piano / instrumental piece. a skilful piece of work / research. Did you read that piece (= article) in the newspaper? a single thing that forms part of a set: a chess piece. a coin with a stated value:
1. : a part of a whole: such as. a. : fragment. pieces of broken glass. b. : any of the individual members comprising a unitoften used in combination. a five-piece band. a three-piece suit. c. : portion, allocation. a piece of the jackpot. 2. : an object or individual regarded as a unit of a kind or class. a piece of fruit. 3.
Piece definition: a separate or limited portion or quantity of something. See examples of PIECE used in a sentence.
A piece of something is a portion, part, or section of it that has been removed, broken off, or cut off. ...a piece of paper. American English : piece / ˈpis /
1. A thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class; a portion: a piece of string. 2. A portion or part that has been separated from a whole: a piece of pie. 3. An object that is one member of a group or class: a piece of furniture. 4.
Definition of piece noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A piece is a section or a chunk of some larger thing, like a piece of cake or a piece of a broken lamp. You can describe a serving of something, like pie, as a piece, and you can also call an individual item within a larger group a piece, like a piece of furniture or a piece of silverware.
