apieces

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adverb

Into pieces; asunder.

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Meanings

adverbapieces (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteInto pieces; asunder.

    being torn apieces

    1613 (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), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]

Origin

From a- + pieces.

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Translations

Portuguese em pedaços
  • em pedaçosinto pieces
Cite this entry
APA

apieces. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apieces

MLA

“apieces.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apieces. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apieces,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apieces.

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