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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARTI'TION, n. [L. partitio, from partio, to divide.]
1. The act of dividing, or state of being divided.
2. Division; separation; distinction.
And good from bad find no partition.
3. Separate part; as lodged in a small partition.
4. That by which different parts are separated; as a partition of wood or stone in a building.
5. Part where separation is made.
No sight could pass
Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass.
6. Division of an estate into severalty, which is done by deed of partition.
P`ARTI'TION, v.t. To divide into distinct parts; as, to partition the floor of a house.
1. To divide into shares; as, to partition an estate.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) [syn: partition, divider]
2: (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: (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
4: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn: division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation] v
1: divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" [syn: partition, partition off]
2: separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off" [syn: partition, zone]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 15th century 1. the action of parting ; the state of being parted ; division 2. something that divides; especially an interior dividing wall 3. one of the parts or sections of a whole II. transitive verb Date: 1653 1. a. to divide into parts or shares b. to divide (as a country) into two or more territorial units having separate political status 2. to separate or divide by a partition (as a wall) — often used with off • partitioner noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 division into parts, esp. Polit. of a country with separate areas of government. 2 a structure dividing a space into two parts, esp. a light interior wall. --v.tr. 1 divide into parts. 2 (foll. by off) separate (part of a room etc.) with a partition. Derivatives: partitioned adj. partitioner n. partitionist n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L partitio -onis (as PARTITE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Partition Par*ti"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Partitioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Partitioning.] 1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs. 2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. Uniform without, though severally partitioned within. --Bacon.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Partition Par*ti"tion, n. [F. partition, L. partitio. See Part, v.] 1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. And good from bad find no partition. --Shak. 2. 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. No sight could pass Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass. --Dryden. 3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [R.] ``Lodged in a small partition.'' --Milton. 4. (Law.) The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law. 5. (Mus.) A score. Partition of numbers (Math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions. --Brande & C.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(partitions, partitioning, partitioned) 1. A partition is a wall or screen that separates one part of a room or vehicle from another. ...new offices divided only by glass partitions... N-COUNT 2. If you partition a room, you separate one part of it from another by means of a partition. Bedrooms have again been created by partitioning a single larger room... He sat on the two-seater sofa in the partitioned office. VERB: V n, V-ed 3. If a country is partitioned, it is divided into two or more independent countries. Korea was partitioned in 1945... Britain was accused of trying to partition the country 'because of historic enmity'... The island has been partitioned since the mid-seventies. VERB: be V-ed, V n, V-ed • Partition is also a noun. ...fighting which followed the partition of India. N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Division, separation. 2. Dividing wall, division wall, barrier, screen. 3. Division, distribution, apportionment, allotment. 4. (Mus.) Score. II. v. a. 1. Apportion, share, divide into shares, parcel out. 2. Divide by partitions.

Moby Thesaurus

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