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apieces

apieces adverb: into pieces; asunder.

Adverb

apieces (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Into pieces; asunder.
    • being torn apieces1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio)...

Origin of apieces

From a- + pieces.

Questions about apieces

What does apieces mean?
Apieces means into pieces; asunder.
What part of speech is apieces?
Apieces is an adverb.

Words near apieces in the dictionary

  1. apidictors
  2. apidological
  3. apidology
  4. apids
  5. apiece
  6. apieces
  7. apifacture
  8. apiform
  9. apiforol
  10. apigenin
  11. apigeninidin

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