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adj. - Divided up into categories in a manner tending to preclude interrelationships.

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Usage examples (39)
  • Most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized
  • Did you think the blogsphere was cozily compartmentalized from the real world? mood: Sabre tonight music: Rolling Stones
  • Gonzales testified that he did not recall the compartmentalized security classification given to certain documents
  • 03: 12 pm: Did you think the blogsphere was cozily compartmentalized from the real world?
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