section
/ˈsɛkʃən/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
noun
A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
Example Sentences
- "Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches."
- "The horn section is the group of symphonic musicians who play the French horn."
- "Japan and China also produced Noah's arks, where Noah was known as Fohi. They were of wood and beautifully decorated, the animals being bright in color and usually flat in section and fixed to flat stands."
- "They had planned to go into my section scar but the surgeon didnʼt think he could see well enough."
- "Overlap spans and neutral sections have been provided at intervals along the line, which is thus sectioned electrically, not only at the feeder station and track sectioning cabins, but also by switches at certain overlap spans."
- "Tribunals were set up as watchdogs in cases of compulsory detention (sectioning). […] Informal patients, however, could be sectioned, and this was often a fear of patients once they were in hospital."
Etymology
From Middle English seccioun, from Old French section, from Latin sectiō (“cutting, cutting off, excision, amputation of diseased parts of the body, etc.”), from sectus, past participle of secāre (“to cut”). More at saw.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɛkʃən/
- British English: /ˈsɛkʃən/
Usage
- Colloquial
- New Zealand usage
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb
- Australian usage
- British usage