The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. [1913 Webster]
"And good from bad find no partition." [1913 Webster]
That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, a compartment of a room, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions; cubicles with four-foot high partitions. [1913 Webster]
"No sight could pass
Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass." [1913 Webster]
A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. Milton. [1913 Webster]
The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law. [1913 Webster]
A score. [1913 Webster]

Partition of numbers (Math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions. Brande & C.

partition, v. t.

To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs. [1913 Webster]
To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. [1913 Webster]
"Uniform without, though severally partitioned within." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

partition, n. & v.
--n.
1 division into parts, esp. Polit. of a country with separate areas of government.
2 a structure dividing a space into two parts, esp. a light interior wall.
--v.tr.
1 divide into parts.
2 (foll. by off) separate (part of a room etc.) with a partition.

Derivative

partitioned adj. partitioner n. partitionist n.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. L partitio -onis (as PARTITE)

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THESAURUS

partition

abstraction, alienation, allotment, apportion, apportioning, apportionment, area, barrier, bisector, booth, boundary, brattice, breaking up, budgeting, buffer, buffer state, bulkhead, bumper, carve, carve up, cell, chamber, cloison, collision mat, compartment, cushion, cut, cut up, cutting, cutting the pie, deal, detachment, diameter, diaphragm, disarticulation, disassociation, disburse, disconnectedness, disconnection, discontinuity, disengagement, disjointing, disjunction, dislocation, dispense, disperse, dissepiment, dissolution, distribution, district, disunion, divide, divide into shares, divide up, divide with, divider, dividing, dividing line, dividing wall, division, divorce, divorcement, divvy, divvy up, dole out, doling out, equator, fence off, fender, halfway mark, incoherence, interseptum, isolation, line of demarcation, luxation, mat, measure out, meting out, midriff, midsection, pad, panel, parcel, parcel out, parceling, paries, part, parting, partitioning, party wall, portion, portioning, property line, rationing, removal, repartition, room, rupture, screen, section, segment, segmentation, segmenting, separate, separation, separatism, separator, septulum, septum, set apart, share, share out, share with, sharing, sharing out, shock pad, slice, slice the pie, slice up, slicing, split, split up, split-up, splitting, stall, subdivide, subdivision, subtraction, wall, wall off, withdrawal, zone, zoning

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ROGET THESAURUS

partition

Part

VB part, divide, break, partition.

Apportionment

N apportionment, allotment, consignment, assignment, appointment, appropriation, dispensation, distribution, division, deal, repartition, partition, administration, dividend, portion, contingent, share, allotment, fair share, allocation, lot, measure, dose, dole, meed, pittance, quantum, ration, ratio, proportion, quota, modicum, mess, allowance, suerte, apportioning, respective, respectively, each to each.

VB apportion, divide, distribute, administer, dispense, billet, allot, detail, cast, share, mete, portion out, parcel out, dole out, deal, carve, allocate, ration, ration out, assign, separate, partition, assign, appropriate, appoint, come in for one's share.

Interposition

N interposition, interjacence, intercurrence, intervenience, interlocation, interdigitation, interjection, interpolation, interlineation, interspersion, intercalation, interpenetration, permeation, infiltration, intervention, interference, intrusion, obtrusion, insinuation, insertion, dovetailing, embolism, intermediary, intermedium, go between, bodkin, intruder, interloper, parenthesis, episode, flyleaf, partition, septum, diaphragm, midriff, dissepiment, party wall, panel, room divider, halfway house, interjacent, intercurrent, intervenient, intervening, intermediate, intermediary, intercalary, interstitial, embolismal, parenthetical, episodic, mediterranean, intrusive, embosomed, merged, between, betwixt, twixt, among, amongst, amid, amidst, mid, midst, in the thick of, betwixt and between, sandwich-wise, parenthetically, obiter dictum.

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