component part

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
component part
    n 1: something determined in relation to something that includes
         it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than
         himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the
         smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal
         constituent of plankton" [syn: {part}, {portion},
         {component part}, {component}, {constituent}]
    

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