compartment
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noun \kəm-ˈpärt-mənt\Definition of COMPARTMENT
1
: a separate division or section
2
: one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
— com·part·men·tal \kəm-ˌpärt-ˈmen-təl, ˌkäm-\ adjective
See Examples of COMPARTMENT
- The suitcase has a zippered compartment for personal items.
- The refrigerator has a separate compartment for meats.
Origin of COMPARTMENT
Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from compartire to mark out in parts, from Late Latin compartiri to share out, from Latin com- + partiri to share, from part-, pars part, share
First Known Use: circa 1578
Rhymes with COMPARTMENT
2com·part·ment
transitive verb \-ˌment, -mənt\Definition of COMPARTMENT
Examples of COMPARTMENT
- <compartment the responses according to country of origin>
First Known Use of COMPARTMENT
1918
Related to COMPARTMENT
- Synonyms
- assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, classify, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
Rhymes with COMPARTMENT
accident, aliment, Blaenau Gwent, circumvent, complement, compliment, confident, devilment, diffident, discontent, document, evident, heaven-sent, implement, incident, instrument, Jack-a-Lent, malcontent, nonevent, Occident, ornament, orient, provident, regiment, reinvent, represent, re-present, resident, Saint-Laurent, sediment, self-content, subsequent, supplement
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