repartition

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noun

A distribution or apportioning of something again.

OriginMiddle French répartition →
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Meanings

repartition1

nounrepartition (plural repartitions)

plural repartitions

  1. A distribution or apportioning of something again.
  2. computingThe formatting of a hard drive, a database, etc. into different partitions.
verbrepartition (third-person singular simple present repartitions, present participle repartitioning, simple past and past participle repartitioned)

present singular third person repartitions · participle present repartitioning · participle past repartitioned · past repartitioned

  1. transitivecomputingTo format (a hard drive, a database, etc.) into different partitions.

repartition2

nounrepartition (plural repartitions)

plural repartitions

  1. a partitioning of something in a different manner
verbrepartition (third-person singular simple present repartitions, present participle repartitioning, simple past and past participle repartitioned)

present singular third person repartitions · participle present repartitioning · participle past repartitioned · past repartitioned

  1. transitiveto partition again

Origin

repartition · noun, verb

  1. Middle Frenchrépartition
  2. Englishrepartition

From Middle French répartition.

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repartition · noun, verb

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishpartition
  7. Englishrepartition

From re- + partition.

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Translations

French répartition, partitionner
  • répartitiona distribution or apportioning of something again
  • partitionnerto format into different partitions
  • repartitionnerto partition again

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

partitioner
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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