compartment
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
First attested 1564, from Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from Late Latin compartiri "to divide," from com- + part.
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: [kəm-pärtmənt]
[edit] Noun
compartment
- A room, or section, or chamber
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- "Two men were seated in a well-lighted compartment of a third-class carriage."
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- One of the parts in which an area is subdivided.
- (biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function.
[edit] Translations
chamber
part into which an area is subdivided
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