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  • n  the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant
  • n  a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
  • s  being or affecting only a part; not total
    a partial description of the suspect
    partial collapse
    a partial eclipse
    a partial monopoly
    partial immunity
  • a  showing favoritism
  • s  (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for
    partial to horror movies

  • In the partial-birth case, he repeated his longstanding view that although late-term abortions could be restricted, the early-term abortions at the core of Roe had to be protected.
  • The following is a partial transcript, translated into English.
  • The Supreme Court struck down its law banning partial-birth abortions 53.
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  • Barack Obama in Christian Science Monitor
    Yet President Obama, during a summit with Chinese leaders this week, noted that "our aim ...... is not a partial accord or a political declaration, but rather an accord that covers all of the issues in the negotiations and one that has immediate...
  • Rick Wagoner in 570 News
    Additionally the Hummer brand will be subjected to a "strategic review," Wagoner said, with all options open for the iconic gas guzzler - "everything from a complete revamp of the product lineup to a partial or complete sale of the brand."
  • Jeffrey Wilson in FOXNews
    I should really try to underscore how incredible it is to have partial skeleton of something this size,Wilson said in telephone interview. "With these kind of bones you can't study them by moving them around on the table; you have to move...

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