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Word: Partition
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Latin partitio(n-), from partiri ‘divide into parts’
pɑːˈtɪʃn
(especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts
Short Definition:action or state of dividing or being divided into parts
Examples:- the country's partition into separate states
a structure dividing a space into two parts, especially a light interior wall
Short Definition:structure dividing space into two parts
Examples:- the cafe was divided up by glass partitions
Word: Partition
Speech Type: Verb
pɑːˈtɪʃn
divide into parts
Short Definition:divide into parts
Examples:- an agreement was reached to partition the country
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