Section Meaning
/ˈsɛkʃən/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
nounA part, piece, subdivision of anything.
Sentence Examples
You don't have proper dignity as chief of the section.
I asked for a seat in the no-smoking section.
That section of the road is still closed.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The first ____ of the annual report discusses the company's financial performance clearly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The library had a dedicated ____ for rare and antique books kept behind glass.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English seccioun, from Old French section, from Latin sectiō (“cutting, cutting off, excision, amputation of diseased parts of the body, etc.”), from sectus, past participle of secāre (“to cut”). More at saw.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches."
— 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
"Japan and China also produced Noah's arks, where Noah was known as Fohi. They were of wood and beautifully decorated, the animals being bright in color and usually flat in section and fixed to flat stands."
— 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 59:
"They had planned to go into my section scar but the surgeon didnʼt think he could see well enough."
— 2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 143:
"Overlap spans and neutral sections have been provided at intervals along the line, which is thus sectioned electrically, not only at the feeder station and track sectioning cabins, but also by switches at certain overlap spans."
— 1959 June 26, “Clacton and Walton Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 379:
"Tribunals were set up as watchdogs in cases of compulsory detention (sectioning). […] Informal patients, however, could be sectioned, and this was often a fear of patients once they were in hospital."
— 1998, Diana Gittins, Madness in its Place: Narratives of Severalls Hospital, 1913-1997, Routledge, →ISBN, page 45:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The first ____ of the annual report discusses the company's financial performance clearly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The library had a dedicated ____ for rare and antique books kept behind glass.