part+ition

• partfrom Latin 'partitio', meaning 'a sharing, division, partition'
• -itionsuffix forming nouns of action or condition

The word 'partition' comes from the Latin 'partitio', meaning 'a sharing, division, partition', combined with the suffix '-ition', which forms nouns of action or condition.

part

from Latin 'pars', meaning 'a part, piece, division'

participle

from Latin 'participium', meaning 'a sharing, partaking'

departition

the act of removing partitions

repartition

the act of partitioning again

1. Meaning 1A partition is a division or separation of something into parts.

   The partition of the country into two states caused a lot of conflicts.

2. Meaning 1A partition is a division or separation of something into parts.

   She used a bookcase as a partition to divide the room into two areas.

3. Meaning 1A partition is a division or separation of something into parts.

   The hard drive was divided into several partitions to organize the data more efficiently.