par'titioner

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partition (pɑːˈtɪʃən)

—n
1.	a division into parts; separation
2.	something that separates, such as a large screen dividing a room in two
3.	a part or share
4.	a division of a country into two or more separate nations
5.	property law a division of property, esp realty, among joint owners
6.	maths any of the ways by which an integer can be expressed as a sum of integers
7.	logic, maths
	a. the division of a class into a number of disjoint and exhaustive subclasses
	b. such a set of subclasses
8.	biology a structure that divides or separates
9.	rhetoric the second part of a speech where the chief lines of thought are announced

—vb
10.	(often foll by off) to separate or apportion into sections: to partition a room off with a large screen
11.	to divide (a country) into two or more separate nations
12.	property law to divide (property, esp realty) among joint owners, by dividing either the property itself or the proceeds of sale

[C15: via Old French from Latin partītiō, from partīre to divide]

par'titioner

—n

par'titionist

—n

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