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Parse, meaning "to state the parts of speech in a sentence," as in: Quae pars orationis? "What part of speech?", a question once common in classrooms, though today, the word is more common in the context of computers.

The 1913 Merriam Webster dictionary (public domain) defines "parse" as follows:

Parse (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Parsing.] [L. pars a part; pars orationis a part of speech. See Part, n.] (Gram.) To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically.

   Let him construe the letter into English, and parse it over perfectly. Ascham.

See also Parsing

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