Noun partition has 3 senses
  1. partition, divider - a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
    --1 is a kind of structure, construction
    --1 has particulars: brattice; bulkhead; screen; wall
    Derived forms: verb partition1, verb partition2
  2. division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation - the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
    --2 is a kind of separation
    --2 has particulars: subdivision; septation; zoning
    Derived forms: verb partition1, verb partition2
  3. partition - (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 is a kind of
    computer memory unit
,Verb partition has 2 senses
  1. partition, partition off - divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
    --1 is one way to separate, divide, part
    Derived forms: noun partitionist1, noun partition1, noun partition2, noun partitioning2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. partition, zone - separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
    --2 is one way to separate, divide
    Derived forms: noun partition1, noun partition2, noun partitioning2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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