partition

noun

par·ti·tion | \ pär-ˈti-shən

, pər-\

Definition of partition

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : the action of parting : the state of being parted : division the partition of Korea into North and South Korea

2 : something that divides especially : an interior dividing wall The bank teller sat behind a glass partition.

3 : one of the parts or sections of a whole The estate was divided into three partitions.