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- pronunciation:
- sek
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
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A section is one part of a whole thing. A section of a city is one part of the city. A section of an orange is one part of the orange.
The shampoo can be found in the back section of the store.The first section of the newspaper has the most important news stories.Sarah's teacher said the first section of her essay was written well but that the last section could be improved.- synonyms:
- part, piece, portion, segment
- similar words:
- district
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| related words: |
area, branch, chapter, compartment, department, element, episode, lot, passage, patch, plot, ward, zone |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sections, sectioning, sectioned |
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When you section an apple, you divide the apple into parts.
Mike's father sectioned the pizza into six equal slices.- synonyms:
- cut, divide
- similar words:
- break, part, portion, quarter, separate, slice
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