"sectioning" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-sectioning.ogg [Australia] Forms: sectionings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sectioning (plural sectionings)
  1. A division into sections.
    Sense id: en-sectioning-en-noun-pxZdGdcR
  2. (UK, New Zealand, Australia, mental health) An instance of a person being sectioned. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, UK Categories (topical): Mental health
    Sense id: en-sectioning-en-noun-wcMhVrmp Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 46 51

Verb

Audio: en-au-sectioning.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sectioning
  1. present participle and gerund of section Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: section
    Sense id: en-sectioning-en-verb-DTrEMfVZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 46 51

Inflected forms

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