A partition is something that divides one space from another, such as a wall or screen. It can also mean the act of dividing land, property, or a country into separate parts.
From Old French 'particion', from Latin 'partitio' meaning 'division', from 'partire' meaning 'to divide'. It has long been used for both physical and legal separations.
The same root that gives us 'part' gives us 'partition'—it’s just division made official. History is full of capital-P Partitions where a line on a map suddenly changed millions of lives.
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