Antonyms for partition


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : pahr-tish-uhn, per-
Phonetic Transcription : pɑrˈtɪʃ ən, pər-


Definition of partition

Origin :
  • early 15c., "division into shares, distinction," from Old French particion (12c.), from Latin partitionem (nominative partitio) "a sharing, division, partition, distribution; method of dividing," from past participle stem of partire "to part" (see part (v.)). Sense of "that which separates" first recorded late 15c.
  • noun divider, division
  • verb divide, separate
Example sentences :
  • Here is the partition at my ear down in the deep on the lee side.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • There was complete silence on the other side of the partition.
  • Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy
  • All this time he stood on the other side of the partition and prayed.
  • Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy
  • However, one evening in January she knocked with both her fists against the partition.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • I would have shot you that day through the partition, but unfortunately you were not there.
  • Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • A company of men gossiped at the other side of the partition.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • He had witnessed the downfall of Pitt and the partition of Poland.
  • Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
  • She went to the partition door, opened it and peeped into her father's room.
  • Extract from : « A Bride of the Plains » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
  • Rumours of partition have reached us from the great Cabinets.
  • Extract from : « The Traitors » by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
  • They could, however, look through the partition and see what there was within.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in Paris » by Jacob Abbott

Synonyms for partition

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