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A '''piece''' is a bit of something.  If something can be cut or broken into several bits, these bits are called "pieces".  "Piece" must not be confused with "[[peace]]" which is pronounced the same way.

Examples:
*"The [[cake]] was cut into eight pieces".
*"He dropped the [[vase]] which smashed into hundreds of little pieces".

The word "piece" can be used in lots of ways to mean "one thing" that belongs to a group of other things:
*A [[chair]] is a piece of [[furniture]].
*A [[drill]] is a piece of equipment (something that is used).
*I need a piece of [[material]].
*The game of [[chess]] is played with a chess board and chess pieces.

In music we talk about a "piece of music" meaning a short musical work:
*"I have to play three pieces for my [[piano]] [[examination]]".

See: [[Wikipedia: List of 1000 basic words]].
[[Category: Vocabulary]]
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[[de:Stück]]
[[en:Piece]]
[[es:Pieza]]
[[fr:Pièce]]
[[it:Piece]]
[[pl:Piece]]
[[pt:Piece]]
[[sr:Комад]]⏎
[[sh:Komad]]