Partition

Meaning

An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another..

Definitions by Sense

1. An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
2. A part of something that has been divided.
3. (mathematics) 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.
4. The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.
5. A vertical structure that divides a room.
6. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.
7. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
8. (law) The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.

Example Sentences

the partitions of Poland

And good from bad find no partition.

At the partition of Ireland in 1920, the railway mileage of the whole country stood at its maximum figure of 3,442, of which 2,668 miles were in the South, and 754 in the much smaller North.

the Russian Partition

Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening through parcellation and civil wars between the heirs.

a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions

No sight could pass / Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass.

Lodged in a small partition.

Word Forms

• partitions
• partitioning
• partitioned

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When Should You Use Partition?

Use partition when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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