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compartment

com.part.ment \k*m-'pa:rt-m*nt\ \k*m-.pa:rt-'ment-*l\ \-'pa:rt-.ment-*d\ n 
   [MF compartiment, fr. It compartimento, fr. compartire] 1: one of the parts 
   into which an enclosed space is divided  2: a separate division or section  
   - com.part.men.tal aj