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compartment: Meaning and Definition of
com•part•ment
Pronunciation: (kum-prt'munt), [key] ? n.
- a part or space marked or partitioned off.
- a separate room, section, etc.: a baggage compartment.
- a private bedroom with toilet facilities.
- a separate aspect, function, or the like: the compartments of the human mind.
- a distinct major division of a design.
- a decorative base, as a grassy mound, on which the supporters of an escutcheon stand or rest.
?v.t. - to divide into compartments.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.