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parcellation.

division into parcels; especially the dividing up of a large amount of land between the inhabitants of it so that each person receives an equal amount of land.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. division into parcels; especially the dividing up of a large amount of land between the inhabitants of it so that each person receives an equal amount of land.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A map or annotation associating spatial locations (e.g., voxels) with parcel identities (e.g., anatomically or functionally circumscribed regions); the map or annotation that results from or delineates the results of parcellation (sense 1)

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English parcel Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English parcellation From parcel + -ation.

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