"apiece" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈpiːs/ [UK], /əˈpis/ [US] Audio: En-us-apiece.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iːs Etymology: From Middle English a pece, equivalent to a + piece. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|a pece}} Middle English a pece, {{compound|en|a|piece}} a + piece Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} apiece (not comparable)
  1. Each by itself; for or to each one Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-apiece-en-adv-u3g6RIeA
  2. (Maine) An undetermined distance. Tags: Maine, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-apiece-en-adv-NCt7STn1 Categories (other): Maine English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (apiece): поединично (poedinično) (Bulgarian), на парче (na parče) (Bulgarian), respectivament (Catalan), cadascú [masculine] (Catalan), cadascuna [feminine] (Catalan), per stuk (Dutch), kappale (Finnish), kappaleelta (Finnish), chacun [masculine] (French), chacune [feminine] (French), jedes einzelne [neuter] (German), je Stück (German), pro Stück (German), darabonként (Hungarian), ciascuno [masculine] (Italian), ciascuna [feminine] (Italian), cada um (Portuguese), cada uma [feminine] (Portuguese), cada uno (Spanish), birer (Turkish)
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      "sense": "apiece",
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      "sense": "apiece",
      "word": "je Stück"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apiece",
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      "sense": "apiece",
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      "sense": "apiece",
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      "sense": "apiece",
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "apiece",
      "word": "cada um"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "apiece",
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