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SECTIONAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or togetherplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sectional" is a kind of...):

article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Related or limited to a distinct region or subdivision of a territory or community or group of peopleplay

Example:

sectional tensions arose over slavery

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

territorial (belonging to the territory of any state or ruler)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Consisting of or divided into sectionsplay

Example:

sectioned plates

Synonyms:

sectional; sectioned

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

divided (separated into parts or pieces)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane)play

Example:

sectional drawings

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

section ((geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid)

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 Context examples: 

EXAMPLE(S): prospective, retrospective, cross-sectional, other

(Observational Study Protocol Version Time Perspective Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)




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