partition
noun
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
was partitioning
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past progressiveof partition.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In the heyday of absolutism a favorite sport of the Great Powers was partitioning Poland.
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