partition

1. v. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. Source: opted

2. v. 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. Source: opted

3. v. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. Source: opted

4. v. The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law. Source: opted

5. v. A score. Source: opted

6. v. t. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs. Source: opted

7. v. t. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. Source: opted

8. n. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) Source: wordnet

9. n. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit Source: wordnet

10. n. (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism Source: wordnet

11. n. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart Source: wordnet

12. v. divide into parts, pieces, or sections Source: wordnet

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