part and parcel en · NOUN
Etymology
Parcel is used in its archaic sense of an integral or component part. Originally used as a legal term.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) An integral or essential piece; that which must be done or accepted as part of something else.
Regular maintenance is part and parcel of owning a car.
It's a great idea to get good at using vibrators both on yourself (if you like them) and on partners. For many women, vibrators are part and parcel of good sex. Sometimes you'll like having unassisted sex for a while and then finish off with a vibrator. Sometimes a vibe can be great to add to penetrative sex.
2016, Allison Moon, “Mapping Your Route: Anatomy & Orgasm”, in Girl Sex 101, 2nd edition, Lunatic Ink, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 117:On the date of RAIL's train test in early summer, there were just two sets in traffic. Class 170 (or even '158') substitutions were still part and parcel of the daily service, although availability has since improved.
2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 50:Argument structure is thus considered to be part and parcel of the information associated with lexical, syntactically atomic verbs.
1998, Wilhelm Geuder, Miriam Butt, The Projection of Arguments, Introduction:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| parts and parcels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (11)
it parte integrante (essential piece) · nl integrerend deel (essential piece) · es formar parte (essential piece) · es parte integrante (essential piece) · es parte integral (essential piece) · fi erottamaton osa (essential piece) · is fylgifiskur (essential piece) · bg неразделна част (essential piece) · fr partie intégrante (essential piece) · ru неотъе́млемая ча́сть (essential piece) · fi olennainen osa (essential piece)