Partition Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of PARTITION

1

[count]

:

a wall or screen that separates one area from another

• A thin partition separates the two rooms in the cabin.
• Folding partitions separate the different banquet halls in the building.
• The bank teller sat behind a glass partition.

— see picture at office

2

[noncount]

:

the division of a country into separate political units

• the partition of former Yugoslavia
• the partition of Korea into North and South Korea

Britannica Dictionary definition of PARTITION

[+ object]

1

formal

:

to divide (something) into parts or shares

• It was necessary to partition the work to be done to make the job easier to accomplish.
• The room is partitioned into four sections.

2

:

to divide (a country) into two or more parts having separate political status

• After the war, the country was partitioned.

partition off

[phrasal verb]

partition (something) off

or

partition off (something)

:

to separate (an area or part of a room) by using a wall, screen, etc.

• The storage area was partitioned off from the rest of the basement.