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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

間仕切り

Pronunciation / Transliteration: majikiri

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Partition/pɑːˈtɪʃ.ən/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"部屋の中に間仕切りを置いて二つに分けた。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A structure dividing a space into two or more areas, or a wall subdividing a room.

    "They installed a glass partition in the office to create a private meeting room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the late 15th century Latin word 'partitionem', meaning 'a sharing or dividing', stemming from 'partire' (to divide). Historically used in architecture for dividing rooms, the term expanded metaphorically and digitally into political and computing contexts.

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