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partition

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1 one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled

one of the partitions of a prefabricated house

Synonyms of partition

member, part, portion, section, segment

Words Related to partition

component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient, moiety, parcel

cut, length

bit, fragment, particle, scrap

Near Antonyms of partition

whole

aggregate, composite, compound, sum, total, totality

2 something that divides, separates, or marks off

put up a partition to divide the room into two

Synonyms of partition

divider, division, separation, separator

Words Related to partition

barrier, fence, wall

border, boundary, limit

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

Synonyms of partition

bifurcation, breakup, cleavage, dissolution, disunion, division, fractionalization, fractionation, schism, scission, separation, split, sundering

Words Related to partition

breach, rupture

divorce, severance

decomposition, disassembly, dismemberment, segmentation, subdivision

atomization, dichotomization, polarization

diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, scattering

administration, apportionment, distribution

isolation, seclusion, segregation, sequestration

Near Antonyms of partition

assemblage, association

attachment, conjunction, connection, link, linkage, linkup

aggregation, combination, consolidation, fusion

Antonyms of partition

unification, union

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