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[edit] Etymology

From Latin sectio (“‘cutting’”), noun of action form from perfect passive participle sectus (“‘cut; having been cut’”) + noun of action suffix -io

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Singular
section

Plural
sections

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
part of a document
part of a legal document such as law
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to section

Third person singular
sections

Simple past
sectioned

Past participle
sectioned

Present participle
sectioning

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
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