μέρος — meaning in English

English meaning

• movement noun An act of changing position or place, or the general fact of not being still.
• part noun A piece or portion of something larger.
• place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
• stead noun The place or role of someone or something, especially when taken over by a replacement, as in "in his stead."

Senses

μέρος is used for these senses in English:

• movement (music) A large division of a larger composition.
• part A fraction of a whole.
• place A location or position in space.
• stead (archaic, or, literary) A place, or spot, in general; location. [10th–19th c.]

movement — full definition

1. noun An act of changing position or place, or the general fact of not being still.
2. noun A group of people who share a set of aims and work together to bring about social, political or cultural change.
3. noun A self-contained main section of a longer piece of music, such as a symphony or sonata.

part — full definition

1. noun A piece or portion of something larger.
2. noun A role played by an actor, or someone's share of responsibility in something.
3. verb To separate from someone or something, or to divide something into pieces.
4. adv Partly; to some degree.

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