adjective
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composed of several sections
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of or relating to a section
Other Word Forms
- multisectional adjective
- nonsectional adjective
- nonsectionally adverb
- sectionally adverb
- unsectional adjective
- unsectionally adverb
Etymology
Origin of sectional
Example Sentences
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My room was large, with a sectional sofa, two TVs and a balcony overlooking the pool with partial views of the Strip.
From Salon
Meanwhile, Northern states began gradual emancipation, making slavery a sectional institution dividing North from South.
Stretched out on the chaise part of our sectional sofa.
They included exotic-sounding offerings such as white trailing lantana, orange flame gazania rigens and pink kaboom lampranthus — all chosen to satisfy the sculpture’s various sectional color requirements, marked “pupil,” “iris,” “pony dark” and more.
From Los Angeles Times
A single couch can take the place of a sectional or a sofa and a chair or two, Gordon says.
From Los Angeles Times
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