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package

/ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ noun B1
  1. Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. (countable, uncountable) · A dirty package was left in my home.
  2. Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software. (countable, uncountable) · Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?
  3. A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Something resembling a package. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A package holiday. (countable, uncountable)
  6. A football formation. (countable, uncountable) · the "dime" defensive package· For third and short, they're going to bring in their jumbo package.
  7. The male genitalia. (countable, uncountable)
  8. A charge made for packing goods. (uncountable)

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I could see that it was already a third full of bundles of paper tied up with red tape into separate packages.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 2 · B2
Every day, billions of products are scanned at checkouts around the world, but few shoppers stop to think about the stripes on the package.
The stripes on everything, p. 1 · B2
The next time you open a package from the other side of the world, spare a thought for the humble steel box that brought it to your door.
The Steel Box That Changed the World, p. 1 · C1
The delivery driver was very polite and careful with the heavy package.
A Broken Dining Table, p. 1 · B1

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