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Word: Section
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as a noun): from French section or Latin sectio(n-), from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the early 19th century
ˈsɛkʃn
any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up
Short Definition:any of more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up
Examples:- I unscrewed every section of copper pipe, from the roof tank to the hot-water cylinder
a distinct group within a larger body of people or things
Short Definition:distinct group within larger body of people or things
Examples:- the non-parliamentary section of the party
the cutting of a solid by or along a plane.
Short Definition:cutting of solid by or along plane
Word: Section
Speech Type: Verb
ˈsɛkʃn
divide into sections
Short Definition:divide into sections
Examples:- she began to section the grapefruit
commit (someone) compulsorily to a psychiatric hospital in accordance with a section of a mental health act
Short Definition:commit someone compulsorily to psychiatric hospital in accordance with section of mental health act
Examples:- should she be sectioned and forced back into hospital?
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