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part

3 adverb
     
part3
1

part something, part something

if something is part one thing, part another, it consists of both of those things:
The exams are part written, part practical.
The room is part sitting room, part bedroom.
2 not completely [= partly]:
The project is part funded by the council.
The object was part hidden by the grass.
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