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   partition

   /pɑːˈtɪʃn/

   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 upbreak-uppartingsegregationseverancerare:partitionment
   • ▪ 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: "partition chromatography"
   • 2. a structure dividing a space into two parts, especially a light interior wall: "the cafe was divided up by glass partitions" Similar screendividerroom dividerdividing wallbarrierwallfencepanelseparator
   • ▪ each of a number of portions into which some operating systems divide memory or storage: "this takes a copy of hard disk partition information during installation"

   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

   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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