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What does "partition" mean?

Partition: 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, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions. No sight could pass Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass. Dryden.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [R.] "Lodged in a small partition." Milton.
  2. 3.(Law.) The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
  3. 4.(Mus.) A score. Partition of numbers (Math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions. Brande & C.
  4. 5.To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
  5. 6.To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. Uniform without, though severally partitioned within. Bacon.

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