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partition n. [
divider] a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
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partition v. [
partition off] divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
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partition n. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
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partition v. [
zone] separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
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partition n. (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
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