partition
definition: the act of dividing or partitioning
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speech part: noun
definition: a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
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speech part: noun
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divider
definition: (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
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speech part: noun
synonyms:
definition: (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
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speech part: noun
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definition: separate or apportion into sections
example: partition a room off
speech part: verb
synonyms:
zone
definition: divide into parts, pieces, or sections
example: The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British
speech part: verb
synonyms:
partition off