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单词 -parter
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-partercomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. two-parter Brit. /ˌtuːˈpɑːtə/, U.S. /ˌtuˈpɑrdər/.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: part n.1, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < part n.1 + -er suffix1.
Following a numeral, forming compounds denoting something, esp. a published or broadcast work, with a specified number of parts.
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1930 Eng. Folk Dance Soc. News Jan. 251 This is assuming that the work is in five parts. In a ‘four-parter’ sopranos would be even worse off.
1933 Boys' Life Sept. 3 We're going to start you off on the football season with a Harold Sherman story... It's a two-parter.
1939 F. S. Fitzgerald Let. 8 June (1964) 106 I have..over half-finished what will be a two-parter for the Saturday Evening Post.
1974 N.Y. Mag. 18 Feb. 53 (advt.) Stories like a dramatic five-parter in November that captured the awesome beauty of natural childbirth.
1997 Independent 13 Jan. ii. 28/2 In this opening two-parter she looks into the death of a young girl, whose body is found in a river.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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