"sectional" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛkʃənəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sectional.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more sectional [comparative], most sectional [superlative]
Etymology: section + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|section|al}} section + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} sectional (comparative more sectional, superlative most sectional)
  1. Relating to a section. Translations (relating to a section): partikular (German)
    Sense id: en-sectional-en-adj-ZiKzbBE2 Disambiguation of 'relating to a section': 96 4 0
  2. Separating into sections.
    Sense id: en-sectional-en-adj-shbkG7v2
  3. Relating to conflict between areas.
    Sense id: en-sectional-en-adj-iJXFgCZ-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛkʃənəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sectional.wav [Southern-England] Forms: sectionals [plural]
Etymology: section + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|section|al}} section + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} sectional (plural sectionals)
  1. An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa. Translations (furniture composed of sections): Couchgarnitur [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-sectional-en-noun-EdUrPXCq Disambiguation of 'furniture composed of sections': 75 12 5 9
  2. (aviation) A sectional chart, a type of map used for navigation in the air. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-sectional-en-noun-upgNKDxY Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (sports) A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-sectional-en-noun-okH1U4PZ Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (music) A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately. Categories (topical): Music Translations ((music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band): parcial [masculine] (Catalan), seccional [masculine] (Catalan), partielle [feminine] (French), Stimmprobe [feminine] (German), Registerprobe [feminine] (German), parcial [masculine] (Spanish), seccional [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sectional-en-noun-9tU4Rquz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 3 20 6 14 15 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 0 10 19 11 11 14 37 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of '(music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band': 14 4 6 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: band sectional

Inflected forms

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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "partielle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Stimmprobe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Registerprobe"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parcial"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seccional"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sectional"
}

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