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Webster 1913 Edition


Sectional

Sec′tion-al

,
Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to a section 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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sectional

SEC'TIONAL

, A. Pertaining to a section or distinct part of a larger body or territory.

Definition 2024


sectional

sectional

English

Adjective

sectional (comparative more sectional, superlative most sectional)

  1. Separating into sections.
    Our new sectional couch divided into pieces, but the pieces still wouldn't fit through the door.
  2. Relating to conflict between areas.
    The U.S. civil war can be considered a sectional dispute.

Noun

sectional (plural sectionals)

  1. An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa
  2. (sports) A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships
  3. (music) A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately

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