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- pronunciation:
- sek
sh
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
any part of a whole, or a part that can be seen as distinct in some way from the whole.
Put the book back in the top section of the bookcase.This section of the city is fun to visit.- synonyms:
- division, part, piece, portion, segment
- similar words:
- district, fragment, length
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| definition 2: |
a part of something written.
Please pass me the first section of the newspaper.- synonyms:
- part
- similar words:
- clause, division
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| definition 3: |
the view of an object as if cut straight through.
We looked at a cross section of a plant stem under the microscope.- synonyms:
- cross section
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| related words: |
affiliate, area, article, branch, chapter, compartment, component, department, element, lot, part, passage, patch, plot, ward, zone |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sections, sectioning, sectioned |
| definition: |
to divide into separate parts.
She sectioned the apples into quarters.- synonyms:
- cut, divide
- similar words:
- break, halve, part, partition, portion, quarter, separate, slice
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