PARTITION

/pษ‘ษนหˆtษชสƒษ™n/
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P(3) A(1) R(1) T(1) I(1) T(1) I(1) O(1) N(1)
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Definition

/pษ‘ษนหˆtษชสƒษ™n/
noun
  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. 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.
    “Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening trough parcellation and civil wars between the heirs”
  5. A vertical structure that divides a room.
    “a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions”
verb
  1. To divide something into parts, sections or shares
  2. To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status
  3. To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off

Source: Wiktionary

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