Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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subdivision | Yes | No | No | No |
partition | Yes | No | Yes | No |
subdivision (noun) | partition (noun) |
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the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided | the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart |
a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) |
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) | (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism |
a division of some larger or more complex organization | (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit |
an area composed of subdivided lots |
subdivision (verb) | partition (verb) |
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separate or apportion into sections | |
divide into parts, pieces, or sections |