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compartmental

com·part·men·tal

UK/kɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl/ US/kʌˌmpɑˈrtmɛntʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

divided up into compartments or categories

  • “most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized”

Origin

From compartment + -al.

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