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say it: SEK-shuhn
section is a noun and verb meaning "a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)". It is pronounced /ˈsɛkʃən/ — SEK-shuhn. It carries 15 recorded senses.
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a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
“no section of the nation is more ardent than the South”
“there are three synagogues in the Jewish section”
one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
“a section of a fishing rod”
“metal sections were used below ground”
“finished the final segment of the road”
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
“the written part of the exam”
“the finance section of the company”
“the BBC's engineering division”
a land unit equal to 1 square mile
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
geometry
a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately
“a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course”
a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
a small army unit usually having a special function
a specialized division of a large organization
“you'll find it in the hardware department”
“she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury”
the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for section come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.