PARTITION
\pɑːtˈɪʃən], \pɑːtˈɪʃən], \p_ɑː_t_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of PARTITION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
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(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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separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
By Princeton University
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divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
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(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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separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.
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That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions.
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The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
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To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
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To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house.
By Oddity Software
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The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.
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That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions.
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The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
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To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
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To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of dividing or state of being divided; separation; distribution; a dividing wall; a section or division.
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To divide into shares; divide by walls.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Act of parting or dividing: state of being divided: separate part: that which divides: a wall between apartments: the place where separation is made.
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To divide into shares: to divide into parts by walls.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] Act of dividing, or state of being divided; division; separation; distinction;—separate part; apartment;—that which divides or separates; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, &c., from another; also, the part of line where separation is made;—division of an estate, &c., into severalty.
