English Explanatory Dictionary

apiece

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Each by itself; for or to each one.
  2. An undetermined distance.

Pronunciation

/əˈpiːs/ /əˈpis/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-apiece.wav En-us-apiece.ogg

Word forms

apiece

Etymology

From Middle English a pece. By surface analysis, univerbation of a + piece.

Synonyms

piecewise piecemeal individually singly

Related words

apart

Derived words

a horse apiece

Translations

Bulgarian: поединично Bulgarian: на парче Catalan: respectivament Catalan: cadascú Catalan: cadascuna Dutch: per stuk Esperanto: po Finnish: kappale Finnish: kappaleelta French: chacun French: chacune German: jedes einzelne German: je Stück German: pro Stück Hungarian: darabonként Italian: ciascuno Italian: ciascuna Italian: cadauno Italian: cadauna Italian: cad. Portuguese: cada um Portuguese: cada uma Spanish: cada uno Turkish: birer
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