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    par·ti·tion
    [pärˈtiSHən]
    noun
    partition (noun) · partitions (plural 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"
      • a structure dividing a space into two parts, especially a light interior wall.
      • chemistry
        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.
      • computing
        each of a number of portions into which some operating systems divide memory or storage.
    verb
    partition (verb) · partitions (third person present) · partitioned (past tense) · partitioned (past participle) · partitioning (present participle)
    1. divide into parts:
      "an agreement was reached to partition the country"
      • divide (a room) into smaller rooms or areas by erecting partitions:
        "the hall was partitioned to contain the noise of the computers"
      • (partition something 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"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Latin partitio(n-), from partiri ‘divide into parts’.
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    noun
    1. (especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts:
    verb
    1. divide into parts:
     
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