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COMPARTMENTAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Divided up into compartments or categories

Example:

most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized

Synonyms:

compartmental; compartmentalised; compartmentalized

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

compartmented (divided up or separated into compartments or isolated units)

Derivation:

compartment (a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area)

compartmentalize (separate into isolated compartments or categories)

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