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- pronunciation:
- sek
sh
 n
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
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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The word section
contains the following parts:
sect
Latin
root
that means to cut
  Example words:
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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