"section" meaning in English

See section in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛk.ʃən/ [UK] Audio: en-us-section.ogg [US] Forms: section [singular], sections [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A section of a thing or place is a part of it. Synonyms: part, area, region
    Sense id: simple-section-en-noun-E1JrOHnG

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɛk.ʃən/ [UK] Audio: en-us-section.ogg [US] Forms: section [canonical], sections [third-person, singular], sectioned [past], sectioned [past, participle], sectioning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you section something, you divide it into parts.
    Sense id: simple-section-en-verb-bPa-ha84
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