English

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Etymology 1

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From depart, after Latin analogies, or from Middle English departycyon.

Noun

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departition (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) separation
  2. (obsolete) departure

Etymology 2

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de- +‎ partition

Verb

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departition (third-person singular simple present departitions, present participle departitioning, simple past and past participle departitioned)

  1. (transitive) to remove the partitions from; to merge back into a single unit
    Synonym: unpartition

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