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section

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. section (verb)
  2. cross section (noun)

2section

verb
sec·tionedsec·tion·ing\-sh(ə-)niŋ\

Definition of SECTION

transitive verb
1
: to cut or separate into sections <section an orange>
2
: to represent in sections
intransitive verb
: to become cut or separated into parts
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Examples of SECTION

  1. Peel and section the orange.
  2. Section the chicken and marinate the parts.
  3. She was sectioned by the judge.

First Known Use of SECTION

1819

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