section

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French < Latin sectio (“‘cutting, cutting off, excision, amputation of diseased parts of the body, etc.’”) < sectus, past participle of secare (“‘to cut’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsɛk.ʃən/, SAMPA: /"sEk.S@n/
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section (plural sections)

1. A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
2. A part, piece, division.
3. A part of a document.

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cutting division part

piece snippet volume

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• whole

[edit] Derived terms

• cross section
• dissection
• bisection

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[edit] Verb

to section (third-person singular simple present sections, present participle sectioning, simple past and past participle sectioned)

1. To cut, divide or separate into pieces.
2. (British) To commit, as for mental health reasons (after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health).

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[edit] External links

• section in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• section in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• section at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛk.sjɔ̃/

[edit] Etymology

From Latin.

[edit] Noun

section f. (plural sections)

1. section (all meanings)