piece

piece · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A portion of something; a part separated from a whole.

  2. 2.

    An item of a particular type.

  3. 3.

    A work of art, music, or writing.

  4. 4.

    A coin of a specified value.

  5. 5.

    A firearm (slang).

  6. 6.

    To join or assemble from parts.

Forms

plural: pieces

Related words

Antonyms: whole
See also: bit, part, portion, whole
Synonyms: bit, fragment, part, portion

Etymology

From Old French piece, from Vulgar Latin pettia, pittia, possibly of Celtic origin. The word entered English in the 13th century. Related to patch and petty through the Latin root.