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sections

The correct spelling is sections.

How to pronounce sections

noun

Say it like: Sec-sho-ns

The correct spelling is sections. A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
  2. 2.A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
  3. 3.A part of a document.
  4. 4.An act or instance of cutting.
  5. 5.A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).

verb

  1. 1.To cut, divide or separate into pieces.
  2. 2.To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.
  3. 3.To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.
  4. 4.Medical To perform a cesarean section on (someone).

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