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- [sek-shuh-nl]
- /ˈsɛk ʃə nl/
- /ˈsek.ʃən.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sek-shuh-nl]
- /ˈsɛk ʃə nl/
Definitions of sectional word
- adjective sectional pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics. 1
- adjective sectional composed of several independent sections: a sectional sofa. 1
- adjective sectional of or relating to a section: a sectional view of the machine. 1
- noun sectional a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations. 1
- adjective sectional made up of sections 1
- adjective sectional regional 1
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Origin of sectional
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1800-10; section + -al1
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Parts of speech for Sectional
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pronoun
preposition
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sectional popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% 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".
sectional usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sectional
adj sectional
- areal — any particular extent of space or surface; part: the dark areas in the painting; the dusty area of the room.
- compartmental — divided into compartments: a compartmental office; a compartmental agency.
- divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- fractional — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- halfway — to half the distance; to midpoint: The rope reaches only halfway.
adjective sectional
- compartmented — Divided into compartments.
- local — low-cal.
- localised — localisation
- minority — the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
- modular — of or relating to a module or a modulus.
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