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Noun partition has 3 senses
- partition, divider - a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
--1 is a kind of structure, construction
--1 has particulars: brattice; bulkhead; screen; wall
- division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation - the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
--2 is a kind of separation
--2 has particulars: subdivision; septation; zoning
- partition - (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 is a kind of computer memory unit
Verb partition has 2 senses
- partition, partition off - divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
--1 is one way to separate, divide, part
Sample sentences:
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Something ----s something
- partition, zone - separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
--2 is one way to separate, divide
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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