A*part"ment (#), n. [F. appartement; cf. It. appartamento, fr. appartare to separate, set apart; all fr. L. ad + pars, partis, part. See Apart.]
1.
A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions.
Fielding.
2.
A set or suite of rooms.
De Quincey.
3.
A compartment.
[Obs.]
Pope.
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