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Added 9 October 2026

partition

/pɑːˈtɪ.ʃən/ noun

Latin root: partitio Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about partition at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
the partitions of Poland
A part of something that has been divided.
the Russian Partition
An approach to division in which one asks what the size of each part is, rather than (as in quotition) how many parts there are.

verb

To divide something into parts, sections or shares.
to partition a hard drive
To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status.
Poland was progressively partitioned by Russia, Austria, and Prussia in the late 18th century.
To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off.

Origin

Recorded c.1430, "division into shares, distinction," from Middle English particioun, from Old French particion (modern partition), from Latin partitio, partitionem (“division, portion”), from partitus, the past participle of partire (“to split (up), part(ition)”).

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