sectional

adjective sec·tion·al \ ˈsek-shnəl , -shə-nᵊl \

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

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Definition of sectional

1 a : of or relating to a section

b : local or regional rather than general in character

sectional interests

2 : consisting of or divided into sections

sectional furniture

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sectionally

adverb

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The Intermediate 50/70 team also won the district and sectional titles.

— alex kushel, Sun-Sentinel.com, "West Boynton Little League Intermediate 50-70 All-Stars rule state play," 11 July 2018
The tandem defeated Mason's Shashank Reddy-Aneesh Zutshi in the third-place match, the same duo that beat them for the sectional title.

— james weber, Cincinnati.com, "Announcing 2017-18 Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky high school Spring All-Stars," 29 June 2018
The Rebels finished 8-2 after a 28-23 loss to Cathedral in the first game of the sectional.

— kyle neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "Blink and high school football season will be here. These are the top Week 1 Indy-area games," 20 June 2018
Paden got the big fish of the sectional with a 4.37 pound bass.

— frank abderholden, Lake County News-Sun, "Lake County high school bass fishing teams angling for state title," 13 May 2018
In Tampa, the Section 8/Southeast Florida champion will join seven other Little League Baseball sectional winners from throughout the state in a pool-play format competition.

— rick menning, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Plantation, Coconut Creek All-Stars win Little League sectional semifinal games," 14 July 2018
The Braves were 7-4 last season, losing to Cardinal Ritter in a 3A sectional.

— kyle neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "High school football: 10 small-school Indianapolis-area players to watch," 9 July 2018
Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-sectional.

— c.r. walker, chicagotribune.com, "Introducing the 2018 Courier-News Girls Soccer All-Area Team," 3 July 2018
The senior won a sectional and district championship this season and was state runner-up.

— james weber, Cincinnati.com, "Announcing 2017-18 Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky high school Spring All-Stars," 29 June 2018

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First Known Use of sectional

1806

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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sectional

noun

Definition of sectional

: a piece of furniture made up of modular units capable of use separately or in various combinations

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Much of the feedback related to the football sectional, a discussion that has been ongoing for a few years.

— kyle neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "What would you change if you were IHSAA commissioner for a day?," 30 June 2018
Days before sectionals, the Jones Sports guys were unloading a truckload of pallets into their new warehouse near Bridgeport Village.

— tyson alger, OregonLive.com, "Employed and bandaged, former Oregon Ducks golfer Sulman Raza is on his way to the U.S. Open," 8 June 2018
Winning sectionals qualified them for the national tournament in January.

— donna vickroy, Daily Southtown, "Oak Lawn-based senior women's tennis team takes gold at nationals," 10 Mar. 2018
The Arrowhead boys and girls both won team titles at their own WIAA sectionals May 24.

— jr radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Arrowhead track teams win sectional titles, send boatload to state meet," 25 May 2018
Angel Baker, Pike Baker, who will attend Wright State next season, averaged 21.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game for the Red Devils, who won their second-straight sectional and finished the regular season ranked No. 1.

— matthew vantryon, Indianapolis Star, "Meet the 2017-18 Central Indiana girls basketball Super Team," 4 Mar. 2018
Both Valparaiso and Munster had shorter-than-normal turnarounds after their sectionals last week were postponed due to fog, forcing them to swim Friday rather than Thursday.

— robby general, Post-Tribune, "Munster's Holden Raffin advances in two events in boys swimming state meet," 23 Feb. 2018
But lurking in the field of seven teams will be Huntsville, the team that just knocked off Deer Park twice at sectionals, including Sunday morning’s 8-6 defeat in the championship game at the Ruth Minchen Athletic Complex.

— robert avery, Houston Chronicle, "Mustang all-stars open Coast Region play against Vidor squad," 4 July 2018
If an exempt player were to withdraw, the next alternate spot goes to Max Greyserman from the Oregon sectional.

— BostonGlobe.com, "After working NHL playoffs, referee Garrett Rank qualified for US Open," 13 June 2018

First Known Use of sectional

1901

in the meaning defined above

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appoint, credenza, mission, settee

SECTIONAL Defined for English Language Learners

sectional

adjective

Definition of sectional for English Language Learners

: showing how something would look if it were cut from the top to the bottom
: concerned only with one part of a group or community
: made up of sections that can be put together or taken apart easily

sectional

noun

Definition of sectional for English Language Learners

: a type of long seat (called a sofa) that has three or more separate sections

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