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| 1. | [ noun ] a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) | |
| Synonyms: | divider | |
| Related terms: | structure wall brattice bulkhead screen separate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] separate or apportion into sections | |
| Synonyms: | zone subdivide | |
| Examples: | "partition a room off" |
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| Related terms: | separate screen_off division zone | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit | |
| Related terms: | computer_memory_unit computer_science | |
| 4. | [ verb ] divide into parts, pieces, or sections | |
| Synonyms: | partition_off | |
| Examples: | "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" |
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| Related terms: | separate pound division partitionist | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | |
| Synonyms: | subdivision partitioning segmentation sectionalization sectionalisation division | |
| Related terms: | separation subdivision septation zoning separate sectionalise | |
| Similar spelling: |
partitioned partitionist partitioning partitive parotitis parted Partida parotid |
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