sectional

[ sek-shuh-nl ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.

  2. composed of several independent sections: a sectional sofa.

  1. of or relating to a section: a sectional view of the machine.

noun
  1. a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.

Origin of sectional

1
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; section + -al1

Other words from sectional

  • sec·tion·al·ly, adverb
  • mul·ti·sec·tion·al, adjective
  • non·sec·tion·al, adjective
  • non·sec·tion·al·ly, adverb
  • un·sec·tion·al, adjective
  • un·sec·tion·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for sectional

sectional

/ (ˈsɛkʃənəl) /


adjective
  1. composed of several sections

  2. of or relating to a section

Derived forms of sectional

  • sectionally, adverb

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