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    Partition

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) 2 | 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 3 | noun | (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism 4 | noun | the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart 5 | verb | divide into parts, pieces, or sections 6 | verb | separate or apportion into sections (6 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    port'ishuhn (IPA: pɒrtˈɪʃən)

    Hyphenation

    par-ti-tion (9 letters | 3 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1430 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (595 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old French | Latin

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    partitions | partitioned | partitioning

    Synonyms

    divider | division | partitioning | sectionalisation | sectionalization | segmentation | partition off | zone (total: 8)

    Narrower terms

    brattice | bulkhead | screen | wall | septum | septation | subdivision | zoning | pound | pound off | screen off | separate off (total: 12)

    Broader terms

    construction | structure | computer memory unit | body part | separation | divide | part | separate (total: 8)

    Rhymes

    abolition | academician | acquisition | addition | admission | admonition | ambition | ammunition | apparition | attrition | audition | clinician | coalition | cognition | commission | ... (total: 97) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    partitive | repartition

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrase

    partition off

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 隔板 (noun) Hindi: | विभाजन (noun) Arabic: | فاصِل (noun) Spanish: | tabique (room) | pared divisoria (room) | partición (country) | división (country) French: | cloison (room) | partition (country) | division (country) | séparation (country) | partage politique (country)

    Other notable uses

    partition.com | partition.net | partition.org | partition.info | partition.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    11 (International English) | 11 (North American English)

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