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piece
/peess/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: letib; deisek ne baad; tepik
MS: letib; baad; tepik
If you cut or break something into parts, each part is called a piece (e.g., a piece of cake, a piece of meat).
They divided the cake into 8 pieces.
Imbaadbaad dan ka kik te walu ne letib.
 
n-ct.
 
2.
Def.: sengekasangkapan ne hinimu te nateil dè ne kasangkapan
one thing which is made of a particular material (e.g., a piece of paper, a piece of bread).
 
n-ct.
 
3.
Def.: minsan nekey ne sinulat te minsan hentew (meyitenged te balak, me ulahingen).
something which someone has written (e.g., a poem, a musical composition).
Mozart wrote many pieces of music.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0501-0525
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012