English

part-time

For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works.

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    From part + time.

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    • partEnglishpart “A fraction of a whole.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishparten
        • borrowedOld Frenchpartir “to divide, separate”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishpart
        • inheritedOld Englishpart “part”
    • partEnglishtime “The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishtyme
        • inheritedOld Englishtīma
        • derivedOld Frenchthym

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