Partition Definition
- divider
- sectionalisation
- sectionalization
- segmentation
- partitioning
- division
- hindrance
- bar
- obstruction
- apportionment
- severance
- separation
- barrier
- wall
- divorcement
To divide something into parts, sections or shares.
Origin of Partition
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Middle English particioun from Old French partition from Latin partītiō partītiōn- from partītus past participle of partīre to divide from pars part- part part
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Recorded c.1430, "division into shares, distinction," from Old French particion (modern partition), from Latin partitio (“division, portion”), from partitus, the past participle of partire (“to split (up), part(ition)”).
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