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[part and parcel] {n. phr.} A necessary or important part; something necessary to a larger thing. - Usually followed by "of". * /Freedom of speech is part and parcel of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[parcel out] {v.} To give out in parts or shares; divide. * /He parceled out the remaining food to the workers./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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