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pieces

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //ˈpisəz// UK //pˈiːsɪz// pieces

n. separate parts of a whole object. You use this word when something has been broken or divided into smaller amounts.

n. distinct portions or fragments of a larger whole. Often used to refer to individual components of a set or the resulting shards of a broken object.


SIMPLE

The glass broke into many small pieces.

CONTEXTUAL

She cut the cake into eight equal pieces so everyone could have a slice.

COMPLEX

The archaeologist carefully gathered the ceramic pieces from the dirt, hoping to reconstruct the ancient vessel in its entirety.

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Plural form of 'piece'; frequently used with the preposition 'of' to quantify uncountable nouns like 'advice', 'furniture', or 'information'.

Pitfall

two pieces of breadstwo pieces of breadWhen using 'pieces of' to count a mass noun, the mass noun itself must remain in the singular form.

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