apartado

Definitions of apartado
  1. noun
    a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
    synonyms: apdo, buzón
  2. noun
    a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
    synonyms: sección
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    apocalipsis
    the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
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    episodio
    a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
    cierre, conclusión, fenecimiento, fin, final, finalización, terminación
    the last section of a communication
    anticlímax
    a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
    advertencia, exordio, introducción, prefacio, preámbulo, prólogo
    a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
    encabezamiento, exordio, preámbulo
    a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
    epílogo
    a short passage added at the end of a literary work
    epílogo
    a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
    peroración
    (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
    extracto
    a passage selected from a larger work
    segundo puesto
    the passage that is being read
    transición
    a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
    introito, loa, prólogo
    an introduction to a play
    coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
    type of:
    escrito, escritura
    the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
    música
    an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
  3. noun
    one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
    synonyms: parágrafo, párrafo
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    type of:
    escrito, escritura
    the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
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