See partition in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
The act or an instance of separating one thing from another:
detachment, disjunction, disjuncture, disseverance, disseverment, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, parting, separation, severance, split. See assemble, partA solid structure that encloses an area or separates one area from another:
barrier, wall. See include, thing
verb
To make a division into parts, sections, or branches:
break up, dissever, divide, part, section, segment, separate. See assemble, partTo separate with or as if with a wall:
fence, wall. See include
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