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'partition' - used as a noun
1. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
2. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
3. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit

'partition' - used as a verb
4. divide into parts, pieces, or sections
The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British
5. separate or apportion into sections
partition a room off

derived forms
1. Partition / Plural
partitions
2. Partition / Past
partitioned
3. Partition / Third Person
partitions
4. Partition / Present Participle
partitioning
Variations of 'partition'
 
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