-sect

-sect

suff.

1. To cut; divide: trisect.

2. Cut; divided: transect.

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[From Latin sectus, past participle of secāre, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]

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-sect

combining form

to cut or divide, esp into a specified number of parts: trisect.

[from Latin sectus cut, from secāre to cut; see saw¹]

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