part and parcel

noun

: an essential or integral component
stress was part and parcel of the job

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Family history was part and parcel of how families operated. Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025 This is part and parcel of how the Administration and its state partners are now carrying out immigration enforcement, with a complete and total lack of transparency. Erin Neil, New Yorker, 17 July 2025 But the split is also part and parcel with potential dealmaking. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025 For better or worse, dealing with such situations has long been part and parcel of the experience of the modern Barcelona player. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for part and parcel

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of part and parcel was in the 15th century

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“Part and parcel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part%20and%20parcel. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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