SECTIONALIZE

sectionalize, sectionalise

(verb) divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; “sectionalize a country”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

sectionalize (third-person singular simple present sectionalizes, present participle sectionalizing, simple past and past participle sectionalized)

(transitive) To divide into sections.

Source: Wiktionary


Sec"tion*al*ize, v. t.

Definition: To divide according to gepgraphical sections or local interests. [U. S.] The principal results of the struggle were to sectionalize parties. Nicilay & Hay (Life of Lincoln).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GRIP

(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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