SECTIONAL

sectional

(adjective) related or limited to a distinct region or subdivision of a territory or community or group of people; “sectional tensions arose over slavery”

sectional, sectioned

(adjective) consisting of or divided into sections; “a sectional sofa”; “sectioned plates”

sectional

(adjective) relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane); “a sectional view”; “sectional drawings”

sectional

(noun) a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sectional (comparative more sectional, superlative most sectional)

Relating to a section.

Separating into sections.

Relating to conflict between areas.

Noun

sectional (plural sectionals)

An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa

(sports) A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships

(music) A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately

Anagrams

• asolectin, coastline, laces into

Source: Wiktionary


Sec"tion*al, a.

1. Of or pertaining to a sections or distinct part of larger body or territory; local. All sectional interests, or party feelings, it is hoped, will hereafter yield to schemes of ambition. Story.

2. Consisting of sections, or capable of being divided into sections; as, a sectional steam boiler.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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