compartmentalization
/(ˌ)kɑm.pɑɹtˌmɛn.təl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.09 in modern English
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In reality, the multidimensionality of language contact in multilingual environments ensures no such neat compartmentalisation."
- "Apart from language, the most sophisticated thing that almost all human beings do every day is compartmentalisation: the selective blocking-out of bad events, whether current or historic, whether personal or global."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English -al English compartmental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English compartmentalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English compartmentalization From compartmentalize + -ation.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /(ˌ)kɑm.pɑɹtˌmɛn.təl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
- British English: /(ˌ)kɒm.pɑː(ɹ)tˌmɛn.təl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/