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The correct spelling is partition.
How to pronounce partition
/pɑɹˈtɪʃən/
nounIPA: /pɑɹˈtɪʃən/
Say it like: Par-tis-hon
The correct spelling is partition. An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another. For example: "Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening trough parcellation and civil wars between the heirs"
Usage Examples
“Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening trough parcellation and civil wars between the heirs”
“a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
- 2.A part of something that has been divided.
- 3.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.
- 4.The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.
- 5.A vertical structure that divides a room.
verb
- 1.To divide something into parts, sections or shares
- 2.To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status
- 3.To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off
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