also compartmentalisation, "act or fact of being divided into compartments," 1913, from compartmentalize + noun ending -ation.
also compartmentalise, "divide or separate into compartments," 1918, from compartmental + -ize. Related: Compartmentalized; compartmentalizing.
the end of some nouns of action; see -ate + -ion.
updated on March 05, 2018
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