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par·ti·tion    (pär-tshn) KEY  

NOUN:

1. 1. The act or process of dividing something into parts.
   2. The state of being so divided.
2. 1. Something that divides or separates, as a wall dividing one room or cubicle from another.
   2. A wall, septum, or other separating membrane in an organism.
3. A part or section into which something has been divided.
4. Division of a country into separate, autonomous nations.
5. Mathematics
   1. An expression of a positive integer as a sum of positive integers.
   2. The decomposition of a set into a family of disjoint sets.
6. Computer Science A section of storage space on a hard disk.
7. Law Division of property, especially real estate.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
par·ti·tioned , par·ti·tion·ing , par·ti·tions

1. To divide into parts, pieces, or sections.
2. To divide or separate by means of a partition: We partitioned off the alcove to make another bedroom.
3. To divide (a country) into separate, autonomous nations.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English particioun, from Old French partition, from Latin partti , parttin-, from parttus, past participle of partre, to divide, from pars , part-, part ; see part

OTHER FORMS:
par·tition·er (Noun), par·tition·ment (Noun)

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