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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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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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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