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passel

 
Dictionary: pas·sel   (păs'əl) pronunciation
 
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n. Informal.

A large quantity or group: “The President faces a passel of domestic issues” (Christian Science Monitor).

[Alteration of PARCEL.]


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noun

    An indeterminately great amount or number: jillion, million (often used in plural), multiplicity, ream, trillion. Informal bushel, gob1 (often used in plural), heap (often used in plural), load (often used in plural), lot, oodles, peck2, scad (often used in plural), slew, wad, zillion. See big/small/amount.

 
 
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