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- pronunciation:
- sek
sh
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any part of a whole, or a part that is separated from it or regarded as distinct from the whole.
The mysteries are in the top section of the bookcase.Most of the restaurants are in this section of town.Put a scoop of ice cream on the plate with each section of cake.We practiced that section of the song over and over.- synonyms:
- division, part, piece, portion, segment
- similar words:
- district, fraction, fragment, length
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| definition 2: |
a division of something written, such as a book, newspaper, or article.
I only read the front section of the newspaper.I asked our lawyer about this section of the contract.- synonyms:
- part
- similar words:
- clause, division
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| definition 3: |
one of several parts that can be assembled to make a whole.
The frame comes in sections and will need to be assembled.- synonyms:
- component
- similar words:
- division, portion
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| definition 4: |
in medicine, an incision or cut made for surgical or research purposes.
The baby was delivered by Caesarean section.- synonyms:
- incision
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| definition 5: |
the view of an object as if cut through with a straight blade.
We looked at a cross section of a plant stem under the microscope.- synonyms:
- cross section
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| definition 6: |
a division of a staff.
She works in the intelligence section.- synonyms:
- department, division
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| definition 7: |
a division of an orchestra.
The trumpet section was a little too loud. |
| definition 8: |
in the western United States, a unit of area that constitutes one thirty-sixth of the land area of a township; one square mile or 640 acres.
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| related words: |
affiliate, area, article, branch, chapter, compartment, component, department, element, episode, latitude, lot, member, part, partition, passage, patch, plot, ward, zone |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sections, sectioning, sectioned |
| definition: |
to cut, divide, or separate into sections.
She sectioned the apples into quarters.- synonyms:
- cut, divide
- similar words:
- break, fraction, halve, part, partition, portion, quarter, segment, separate, slice
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| related words: |
cleave, compartment, fragment |
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