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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



... Disputes—international: short section of the southwestern boundary with Argentina is indefinite—process to resolve boundary issues is underway; Bolivia has wanted a sovereign corridor to the South Pacific Ocean since the Atacama area was lost to Chile in 1884; dispute with Bolivia over Rio Lauca water rights; territorial claim ...
— The 1999 CIA Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... in the minds of most people by the common earthworm or sandworm. The body in either case is made up of a series of segments or joints which agree closely throughout the animal in external appearance and in internal constitution. A section of the digestive tract, a pair of nerve centers, two funnel-like tubes for excretion, and similar blood vessels occur ...
— The Doctrine of Evolution - Its Basis and Its Scope • Henry Edward Crampton
... hands of the gigantic establishment whose imprint is now upon its title-page. And now, the author is informed, it is regularly and liberally ordered by the London booksellers, and is sold with an increasing rapidity in almost every section ...
— Wild Western Scenes • John Beauchamp Jones
... is made by the so-called Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. The general growth of the Church far exceeds, proportionately, that of the population at large, or of any other religious section of it in particular. It looks like the 'Church of the future.'" This statement may be illustrated by the returns of the last census. In the decade ending 1900 the population increased 21 per cent., while the increase of the Episcopal Church was 41 per cent. During ...
— The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia • William James Miller
... at one end of the west stand the slogan sped, section by section, growing in volume as it went, and causing the crimson flags and banners to dance and leap in the sunlight. Across the field answering cheers thundered out and the bank of violets trembled as though a wind ruffled it. In front ...
— The Half-Back • Ralph Henry Barbour


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