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Section   /sˈɛkʃən/   Listen
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noun
1.
A self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).  Synonym: subdivision.  "The history of this work is discussed in the next section"
2.
A very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope.
3.
A distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people.  "There are three synagogues in the Jewish section"
4.
One of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object.  Synonym: segment.  "Metal sections were used below ground" , "Finished the final segment of the road"
5.
A small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon.
6.
One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.  Synonyms: division, part.  "The finance section of the company" , "The BBC's engineering division"
7.
A land unit equal to 1 square mile.
8.
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid.  Synonym: plane section.
9.
A small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately.  Synonym: discussion section.
10.
A division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class.
11.
A small army unit usually having a special function.
12.
A specialized division of a large organization.  Synonym: department.  "She got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
13.
A segment of a citrus fruit.
14.
The cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation).  Synonyms: incision, surgical incision.
verb
1.
Divide into segments.  Synonym: segment.  "Segment a compound word"



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"Section" Quotes from Famous Books



... with the fashionable virtues of the chivalric hero, making him especially the type of lavish generosity. They used as their sources Valerius, the letter to Aristotle and the Iter ad Paradisum, adding much of their own. Pierre de Saint Cloud, the writer of the fourth section of the romance, was evidently acquainted with the Historia de proeliis. The incident of the Fuerre de Gadres (Foray of Gaza), interpolated in the second section, is assigned to a certain Eustache. The redaction of the whole ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia
... airdrome there. It takes nearly an hour to come in from Mineola, but even at that the saving of time is still considerable. The speed and efficiency of airplane travel to and from New York and other cities is materially affected by the lack of landing-fields close to the business section ...
— Opportunities in Aviation • Arthur Sweetser
... men were never on guard together at definite hours, as they were relieved at varying times. You will understand that I considered it a very responsible task to safeguard these premises, and thought it best to render it impossible for any section of the force under my command to take part in a conspiracy, although such a thing ...
— The Albert Gate Mystery - Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective • Louis Tracy
... not fight against the section to which my father belonged. To my mind it's a wretched political squabble at best, and the politicians will settle it before long. I have my life before me, and don't propose to be knocked on the head for the sake of a lot of ...
— An Original Belle • E. P. Roe
... with the intention of joining his forces, but did not come up with them until after the battle of the Cowpens. He then returned home, and remained there until the 27th of January, 1781, when all the Whigs in his section of the country had to fly before Cornwallis in pursuit of Morgan with his large number of prisoners on their way to Virginia. Major Forney then crossed the Catawba, and joined a detachment of troops on its eastern bank under Capt. Henderson, placed as a guard ...
— Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical • C. L. Hunter


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