Entry Word: partition

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled <one of the partitions of a prefabricated house> — see part 1
2 something that divides, separates, or marks off <put up a partition to divide the room into two> — see division 1
3 the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces <the partition of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia> — see separation 1