Pronunciation: /pɑːˈtɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
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1 [mass noun] (especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts: the country’s partition into separate states
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Chemistry the distribution of a solute between two immiscible or slightly miscible solvents in contact with one another, in accordance with its differing solubility in each: [as modifier]: partition chromatography
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2a structure dividing a space into two parts, especially a light interior wall: the cafe was divided up by glass partitions
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Computing each of a number of portions into which some operating systems divide memory or storage: this takes a copy of hard disk partition information during installation
verb
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divide into parts: an agreement was reached to partition the country
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divide (a room) into smaller rooms or areas by erecting partitions: the hall was partitioned to contain the noise of the computers partition off part of a large bedroom to create a small bathroom
