section
— Noun
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～ a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course"
section man
— Noun
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～ someone who teaches a section of a large college course
section
— Noun
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～ a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
section
— Noun
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～ a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
section
— Noun
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～ a small army unit usually having a special function
section
— Noun
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～ one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
section
— Noun
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～ (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
Section Eight
— Noun
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～ a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service
section
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～ a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
section
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～ a land unit equal to 1 square mile
section
— Noun
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～ the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
section
— Noun
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～ a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange"
Section Eight
— Noun
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～ a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
section
— Noun
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～ a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
section
— Noun
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～ a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"
section
— Noun
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～ one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
section hand
— Noun
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～ a laborer assigned to a section gang
section
— Verb
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～ divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
sectional
— Noun
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～ a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together
sectional
— Adjective
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～ related or limited to a distinct region or subdivision of a territory or community or group of people; "sectional tensions arose over slavery"