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sec·tion·al  (sksh-nl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular district.
2. Composed of or divided into component sections.
n.
A piece of furniture made up of sections that can be used separately or together.
section·al·ly adv.
sectional [ˈsɛkʃənəl]
adj
1. composed of several sections
2. of or relating to a section
sectionally  adv
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Noun1.sectional - a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together
article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
Adj.1.sectional - relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane); "a sectional view"; "sectional drawings"
2.sectional - consisting of or divided into sections; "a sectional sofa"; "sectioned plates"
sectioned
divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided"
3.sectional - related or limited to a distinct region or subdivision of a territory or community or group of people; "sectional tensions arose over slavery"
territorial - belonging to the territory of any state or ruler; "territorial rights"
sectional
adjective regional, local, separate, divided, exclusive, partial, separatist, factional, localized a party of sectional interests
Translations
sectional [ˈsekʃənl] ADJ
1. [bookcase etc] → desmontable
2. [interests] → particular
3. [diagram] → en corte
sectional
adj
(= in sections) road-building → abschnittsweise; furniture, pipe, fishing rod → zerlegbar; sectional drawing → Darstellung f → im Schnitt
differences, rivalries → zwischen den Gruppen; interests → partikularistisch
sectional [ˈsɛkʃənl] adj
a. (bookcase) → scomponibile, smontabile
b. (interests) → settoriale
c. (drawing) → in sezione
sectional [ˈsɛkʃənl] adj
a. (bookcase) → scomponibile, smontabile
b. (interests) → settoriale
c. (drawing) → in sezione


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The fruit somewhat resembles in magnitude and general appearance one of our citron melons of ordinary size; but, unlike the citron, it has no sectional lines drawn along the outside.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
I have formed the belief that the man who applauds that air with special violence and ostensible sectional loyalty is invariably a native of either Secaucus, N.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
Most political questions are concerned with the construction and expression of the general will, and with attempts to ensure that the political machinery made to express the general will shall not be exploited for private or sectional ends.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
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