partition

/pɑɹˈtɪʃən/ · noun

Meaning

An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
A part of something that has been divided.
An approach to division in which one asks what the size of each part is, rather than (as in quotition) how many parts there are.
The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.
A vertical structure that divides a room.
That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.
To divide something into parts, sections or shares
To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status
To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off

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