/ˈsekʃn/
Translation
One of the parts that something is divided into.
Word origin
From Latin sectio, meaning a cutting, from secare, to cut.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sectio
- English cognates
- sector, dissect
Grammar
Examples
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A "section" is one part of a longer text.
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Here "section" is one area inside a bigger place.
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"Sections" is the plural, meaning more than one part.
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Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
Wish and if only in English: wish + past, wish + past perfect, wish + would, and why I wish I would is wrong
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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