The difference between Apart and Piecemeal
When used as adverbs, apart means placed separately (in regard to space or time), whereas piecemeal means piece by piece.
When used as adjectives, apart means exceptional, distinct, whereas piecemeal means made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
Apart is also postposition with the meaning: apart from.
Piecemeal is also noun with the meaning: a fragment.
Piecemeal is also verb with the meaning: to divide or distribute piecemeal.
check bellow for the other definitions of Apart and Piecemeal
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Apart as an adverb:
Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
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Apart as an adverb:
In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently.
Examples:
"Consider the two propositions apart."
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Apart as an adverb:
Aside; away.
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Apart as an adverb:
In or into two or more parts.
Examples:
"to take a piece of machinery apart."
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Apart as an adjective:
Exceptional, distinct.
Examples:
"a world apart'"
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Apart as an adjective:
Having been taken apart; disassembled, in pieces.
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Apart as a noun:
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Piecemeal as an adjective:
Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
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Piecemeal as an adverb:
Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.
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Piecemeal as an adverb:
Into pieces or parts.
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Piecemeal as a verb (transitive):
To divide or distribute piecemeal; dismember.
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Piecemeal as a noun:
A fragment; a scrap.
Examples:
"rfquotek R. Vaughan"