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   Par·ti·tion

   /pärˈtiSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. (especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts: "the country's partition into separate states" Similar dividing uppartitioningseparationdivisiondividingsubdivisionsplittingsplitting upsplit-upbreaking upbreakuppartingsegregationseverancerare:partitionment
   • ▪ a structure dividing a space into two parts, especially a light interior wall. Similar screendividerroom dividerdividing wallbarrierwallfencepanelseparator
   • ▪ the distribution of a solute between two immiscible or slightly miscible solvents in contact with one another, in accordance with its differing solubility in each.
   • ▪ each of a number of portions into which some operating systems divide memory or storage.

   verb

   • 1. divide into parts: "an agreement was reached to partition the country" Similar dividedivide upsubdivideseparatesplitsplit upcut upcarve upbreak upseversegregateshareshare outparcel outportionportion out
   • ▪ divide (a room) into smaller rooms or areas by erecting partitions: "the hall was partitioned to contain the noise of the computers" Similar subdivideseparatedividedivide upseparate offsectionsection offscreen offwall offfence off
   • ▪ separate a part of a room from the rest by erecting a partition: "partition off part of a large bedroom to create a small bathroom"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin partitio(n-), from partiri ‘divide into parts’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. partitioner noun
   • 2. partitionist noun

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   What does partition mean?

   • : to divide (a place, such as a country) into two or more territorial units having separate political status Noun A thin partition separates the two rooms in the cabin. Folding partitions separate the different banquet halls in the building. The bank teller sat behind a glass partition. Recent Examples on the Web

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   What is a partition in a room?

   • A partition is a wall or screen that separates one part of a room or vehicle from another. ...new offices divided only by glass partitions. Her taxicab has a thick perspex partition between the passengers' seats and the driver. If you partition a room, you separate one part of it from another by means of a partition.

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   Is partition a verb or a noun?

   • A partition is something that divides space. When your younger brother decides to stop bathing, setting up a partition between his side of the room and yours seems like a good idea...until you realize your partition is not air-tight. Partition can be used as a noun or as a verb. As a noun, it usually refers to a physical barrier between spaces.

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   What is a partition of a set?

   • A partition of the set (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) is the collection of subsets (1), (2, 3), (4), and (5). Rhetoric. (in a speech organized on classical principles) the second, usually brief section or part in which a speaker announces the chief lines of thought to be discussed in support of their theme.

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   noun. a division into or distribution in portions or shares: Upon the magnate's death, the family began the complicated partition of his possessions. a separation, as of two or more things: The Renaissance was marked by the partition of religion and philosophy. Antonyms: unity.

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   2 days ago · Learn the various meanings and uses of the word partition, such as a wall, a division, a part, or a law term. See synonyms, examples, pronunciation, and word frequency of partition.

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    Definitions of partition. noun. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. synonyms: division, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation. see more. noun. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) synonyms: divider.