Plural of partition
regular plural
The plural of partition is partitions.
Forms of partition
| Singular | partition /pɑːˈtɪ.ʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | partitions |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Partitions in a sentence
- the partitions of Poland
- a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions
- The Americans wanted to have enclosed offices, or at the very least, shoulder-high partitions cubbyholing individual desks.2006, J. J. Fucini, S. Fucini, “A Third-Culture Plant”, in Ed Rhodes, James P. Warren, Ruth Carter, editors, Supply Chains and Total…. From the entry cubbyhole
- We introduce admissible partitions of Coxeter diagrams in order to generalize this situation.1993, B. Mühlherr, “Coxeter groups in Coxeter groups”, in Albrecht Beutelspacher, F. Buekenhout, J. Doyen, F. de Clerck, J. A. Thas, J. W.…. From the entry Coxeter diagram
- Americans in Vietnam, unilateralists in Rhodesia, those who maintain the modern partitions of an ancient Holy Land.1981, Michael Spence Lowdell Morris, The Morality of Brutality, page 6. From the entry misblame
Meaning of partition
- noun An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
- noun A part of something that has been divided.
- noun An approach to division in which one asks what the size of each part is, rather than (as in quotition) how many parts there are.
Questions about the plural of partition
- What is the plural of partition?
- The plural of partition is partitions.
- Is partition countable?
- Partition is a countable and uncountable noun.
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