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compartmental

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com⋅part⋅men⋅tal

  [kuhm-pahrt-men-tl, kom-pahrt-]
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–adjective
divided into compartments: a compartmental office; a compartmental agency.
Origin:
1855–60; compartment + -al 1

Related forms:
com⋅part⋅men⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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com·part·ment   (kəm-pärt'mənt)   
n.  

  1. One of the parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided.

  2. A separate room, section, or chamber: a storage compartment.

tr.v.   com·part·ment·ed, com·part·ment·ing, com·part·ments
To compartmentalize: "The information has not been compartmented" (John H. Cushman, Jr.)
com'part·ment'al (kŏm'pärt-měn'tl) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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