noun
One of the results of World War II was the partition of Germany
The partition of the estate is in the hands of our solicitors
Let's put up a partition to divide this office into two
In open floor planning, furniture, plantings, and other movables are used to create the partitions where people work
verb
It is always a mistake to partition a country into smaller, potentially quarrelsome units
We must partition off the machine room so that the office staff are not disturbed by the noise
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