partition

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /pɑrˈtɪʃən/ UK /pɑːˈtɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a division into parts, or a structure that divides a space

A thin partition separated the two offices.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a division into parts, or a... division separation barrier divider screen split segment

Opposites

union unification merger whole

Word family

Derived forms partitionerpartitionment

Related forms partpartitepartial

Etymology

From Middle English particioun, from Old French particion, from Latin partitio (genitive partitionis) 'a sharing, division', from partiri 'to divide, share', from pars (genitive partis) 'part'.

partitio Latin partiri Latin pars Latin

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

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# partition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pɑrˈtɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /pɑːˈtɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. a division into parts, or a structure that divides a space

## Examples
- A thin partition separated the two offices.

## Synonyms
- division
- separation
- barrier
- divider
- screen
- split
- segment

## Antonyms
- union
- unification
- merger
- whole

## Derived Forms
- partitioner
- partitionment

## Related Forms
- part
- partite
- partial

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: partitio
- Root: partiri
- Root: pars

## Etymology
From Middle English particioun, from Old French particion, from Latin partitio (genitive partitionis) 'a sharing, division', from partiri 'to divide, share', from pars (genitive partis) 'part'.

## AI Etymology
Partition is from Middle English particioun, from Old French particion, from Latin partitio (genitive partitionis) 'a sharing, division', from partiri 'to divide, share', from pars (genitive partis) 'part'. Important recorded forms include partitio (Latin), partiri (Latin), and pars (Latin). The current sense covers a division into parts, or a structure that divides a space. The wider family includes derived forms such as partitioner and partitionment and related words such as part, partite, and partial.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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