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- [sek-shuh n]
- /ˈsɛk ʃən/
- /ˈsekʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sek-shuh n]
- /ˈsɛk ʃən/
Definitions of section word
- noun section a part that is cut off or separated. 1
- noun section a distinct part or subdivision of anything, as an object, country, community, class, or the like: the poor section of town; the left section of a drawer. 1
- noun section a distinct part or subdivision of a writing, as of a newspaper, legal code, chapter, etc.: the financial section of a daily paper; section 2 of the bylaws. 1
- noun section one of a number of parts that can be fitted together to make a whole: sections of a fishing rod. 1
- noun section (in most of the U.S. west of Ohio) one of the 36 numbered subdivisions, each one square mile (2.59 sq. km or 640 acres), of a township. 1
- noun section an act or instance of cutting; separation by cutting. 1
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Origin of section
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; < Latin sectiōn- (stem of sectiō) a cutting, equivalent to sect(us) (past participle of secāre to cut; see saw1) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Section
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
section popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
section usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for section
verb section
- abscind — to cut off
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
noun section
- abscission — the separation of leaves, branches, flowers, and bark from plants by the formation of an abscission layer
- adjacency — the quality or state of being adjacent; nearness
- area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
- barrio — A barrio is a mainly Spanish-speaking area in an American city.
- barrios — Justo Rufino [hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.
Antonyms for section
noun section
- absoluteness — the quality of being absolute
- allness — the state of being comprehensive or all-embracing
- collectivity — the quality or state of being collective
- comprehensiveness — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- intactness — not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished: The vase remained intact despite rough handling.
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