Meanings
verbpart-own (third-person singular simple present part-owns, present participle part-owning, simple past and past participle part-owned)
present singular third person part-owns · participle present part-owning · participle past part-owned · past part-owned
Origin
From part (adverb) + own (verb). First attested in 1802 in the Gazette of the United States.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with part-own
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
part-own. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/part-own
MLA
“part-own.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/part-own. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “part-own,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/part-own.
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