"sectional" meaning in English

See sectional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɛkʃənəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sectional.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more sectional [comparative], most sectional [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English section Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English sectional From section + -al. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|section|-al<id:adjectival suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English section Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English sectional [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₂élis", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂el-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-is", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-al", "lang" : "fro" }, { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*-ālis", "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "title" : "-ālis", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-el", "lang" : "fro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*-ālis", "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "title" : "-ālis", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-al", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-al", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sectional", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sectional"> From section + -al., {{ety|en|:af|section|-al<id:adjectival suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English section Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English sectional From 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)
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  2. Separating into sections.
    Sense id: en-sectional-en-adj-shbkG7v2 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix): 2 13 17 19 22 13 15
  3. Relating to conflict between areas.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛkʃənəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sectional.wav [Southern-England] Forms: sectionals [plural]
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  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 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix): 2 13 17 19 22 13 15 Disambiguation of 'furniture composed of sections': 80 9 4 8
  2. (aviation) A sectional chart, a type of map used for navigation in the air.
    Sense id: en-sectional-en-noun-upgNKDxY Categories (other): Aviation, English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix): 2 13 17 19 22 13 15 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.
    Sense id: en-sectional-en-noun-okH1U4PZ Categories (other): Sports, English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix): 2 13 17 19 22 13 15 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (music) A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately. 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): Music, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 1 7 18 9 12 15 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 0 8 17 10 12 15 39 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 0 8 17 10 12 15 39 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 0 7 18 9 11 15 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 19 7 15 17 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix): 2 13 17 19 22 13 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 9 17 7 12 15 40 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 7 16 7 13 14 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 4 9 3 12 16 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 3 20 3 10 15 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 0 8 15 7 11 14 45 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 0 7 16 6 10 13 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 3 10 19 7 11 13 37 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 10 18 10 11 18 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 11 20 8 12 14 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 7 16 12 10 14 40 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of '(music) rehearsal of part of an orchestra or band': 13 1 3 82

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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