sectional
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈsɛkʃənəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English section Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English sectional From section + -al.
- Relating to a section.
- Separating into sections.
“Our new sectional couch divided into pieces, but the pieces still wouldn't fit through the door.”
- Relating to conflict between areas.
“The U.S. civil war can be considered a sectional dispute.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English section Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English sectional From section + -al.
- 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.”
- A sectional chart, a type of map used for navigation in the air.
- A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships.
- A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately.