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m-pahrt-muhnt] 
| 1. | a part or space marked or partitioned off. |
| 2. | a separate room, section, etc.: a baggage compartment. |
| 3. | U.S. Railroads. a private bedroom with toilet facilities. |
| 4. | a separate aspect, function, or the like: the compartments of the human mind. |
| 5. | Architecture. a distinct major division of a design. |
| 6. | Heraldry. a decorative base, as a grassy mound, on which the supporters of an escutcheon stand or rest. |
| 7. | to divide into compartments. |
| com·part·ment (kəm-pärt'mənt) n.
To compartmentalize: "The information has not been compartmented" (John H. Cushman, Jr.) com'part·ment'al (kŏm'pärt-měn'tl) adj. |