Partition
9 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
A structure dividing a space into separate areas, or the action of dividing something into parts. Partitions can be physical barriers or conceptual divisions of territories, data, or resources.
“The office used glass partitions to create individual workspaces.”
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par·ti·tion
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Nine letters with -TION ending; contains PARTI- root
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Worth 13 points; architectural and computing terminology
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