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sectional en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɛkʃənəl/
Etymology
From section + -al.
Meanings
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Relating to a section.
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Separating into sections.
Our new sectional couch divided into pieces, but the pieces still wouldn't fit through the door.
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Relating to conflict between areas.
The U.S. civil war can be considered a sectional dispute.
Forms
Relateds
cross-sectional · sectionality · sectionally · sectionalist · unsectional · sectionalise · transectional · bisectional · nonsectional · intrasectional · midsectional · sectionalism · intersectional · multisectional · infrasectional · sectionalization · sectionalize
Translations (1)
de partikular (relating to a section)
sectional en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɛkʃənəl/
Etymology
From section + -al.
Meanings
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An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa.
Instead of [...] admiring the sleek chrome and leather sectional, they had huddled in a corner.
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A sectional chart, a type of map used for navigation in the air.
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A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships.
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A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately.
Forms
Translations (8)
es seccional ((music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band) · fr partielle ((music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band) · ca parcial ((music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band) · es parcial ((music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band) · de Couchgarnitur (furniture composed of sections) · ca seccional ((music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band) · de Registerprobe ((music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band) · de Stimmprobe ((music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band)