partitionmentn.
/pɑːˈtɪʃnm(ə)nt/, /pəˈtɪʃnm(ə)nt/, U.S. /pɑrˈtɪʃənm(ə)nt/ Now rare.† 1. concrete. A compartment. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > [noun] > an enclosed space or place > compartment or chamber
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cellulea1400
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traversea1500
cell1577
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apartment1679
thecaa1680
partitionment1851
compartment1866
cube1937
cubicle1938
1851 I. Taylor Wesley & Methodism 105 As to these partitionments within which soulless religionists are content to be penfolded, he walked over them unconsciously.
2. The action or an act of partitioning something, esp. a country or territory; the fact of being partitioned; division into parts or shares; separation.
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the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > dividing and sharing out
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departinga1340
divisionc1380
partition1429
departison1444
dividentc1450
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partage1484
portiona1513
departition?c1530
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portioning1556
reparting1574
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sharing1598
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compartition1636
department1677
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whacking1851
partitionment1864
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share-out1877
whack1885
sharesies1916
carve-up1935
1864 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire vii. 143 That greatest of public misfortunes, the partitionment of Poland.
1879 M. C. Tyler Hist. Amer. Lit. II. xvii. 272 The..definite partitionment from Virginia of land that once belonged to it.
1919 E. C. Moore Spread of Christianity in Mod. World i. iv. 61 France has in part recouped itself for territorial losses through the partitionment of Africa.
1944 B. Pares Russia & Peace viii. 115 The two great risings during the period of partitionment.
2000 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 22 Aug. b4 If Aznar cracks down on Basques.., he may invite retaliation and even partitionment by NATO.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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