sectional

[sek-shuh-nl]

adjective

pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.

composed of several independent sections: a sectional sofa.

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

noun

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

Origin of sectional

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

Related formssec·tion·al·ly, adverbmul·ti·sec·tion·al, adjectivenon·sec·tion·al, adjectivenon·sec·tion·al·ly, adverbun·sec·tion·al, adjectiveun·sec·tion·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for multisectional

sectional

adjective

composed of several sections

of or relating to a section

Derived Formssectionally, adverb

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Word Origin and History for multisectional

sectional

adj.

1806; see section (n.) + -al (1). Noun meaning "piece of furniture composed of sections which can be used separately" is attested by 1961, from sectional seat, sectional sofa, etc. (1949).