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PASSEL

Postby Stargzer » Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:37 pm

We've had a passel of Good Words submitted, but I aim to add at least one more.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

passel

SYLLABICATION: pas·sel

PRONUNCIATION: păs'Imagel

NOUN: Informal A large quantity or group: “The President faces a passel of domestic issues” (Christian Science Monitor).

ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of parcel.


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Postby Slava » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:07 am

As usual, good word, gzer. It should becoming up for a repeat any day now.

Here's the original: http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/passel
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Postby LukeJavan8 » Tue Feb 02, 2010 2:12 pm

And the word "party" has its roots in same. Very
interesting. Portion/partion. The doctor says
it will be revisited, so you are probably right that
it will be coming soon. Of course we are
discussing it here.

UPS: Unted Passel Service (to misuse gzer's comment.)
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