Hyphenation of partition

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word partition? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

par-ti-tion

Definitions of partition:

1.	A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
2.	(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
3.	(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
4.	The act of dividing or partitioning Separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
5.	Divide into parts, pieces, or sections The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British
6.	Separate or apportion into sections Partition a room off

Synonyms of partition:

noun	divider, structure, construction
noun	division, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation, separation
noun	computer memory unit
verb	partition off, separate, divide, part
verb	zone, separate, divide

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.