From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishin partin partPARTLYto some degree, but not completely SYN partly His reluctance to help could, in part, be explained by his poor eyesight. → part
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in part• The failure of the project was due in part to his lack of leadership.• Although bad management was the major factor, the firm's problems were due in part to a fall-off in demand.• They developed their ideas in part from important work by Paykel. 