1 | noun | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) 2 | noun | a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope 3 | noun | a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people 4 | noun | one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object 5 | noun | a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon 6 | noun | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole 7 | noun | a land unit equal to 1 square mile 8 | noun | (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid (15 meanings)

s'ekshuhn (IPA: sˈɛkʃən)

sec-tion (7 letters | 2 syllables)

1559 (Elizabethan era | European Renaissance) (466 years ago)

Old English | Middle French | Latin

written: 462nd most common (1 in 5076 words) ( > 99% noun | 0% verb)

spoken: 774th most common (1 in 11236 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

sections | sectioned | sectioning

paragraph | subdivision | chapter | segment | division | part | plane section | discussion section | phalanx | department | incision | surgical incision (total: 12)

total | whole | entirety

above | article | book | canto | chapter | clause | close | closing | conclusion | development | end | ending | episode | exposition | insert | ... (total: 105)

music | piece of writing | writing | written material | slice | area | country | part | portion | squad | team | concept | conception | construct | square mile | ... (total: 31)

advection | affection | circumspection | collection | complexion | confection | connection | convection | correction | defection | detection | direction | disaffection | disconnection | disinfection | ... (total: 42) (based on typical American pronunciation)

suction

notices

caesarean section | caesarian section | cesarean section | cesarian section | clarinet section | conic section | cross-section | C-section | discussion section | golden section | ... (total: 19)

Section (Alabama, 756 people) | Chevy Chase Section Three (Maryland, 802 people) | Chevy Chase Section Five (Maryland, 672 people)

section.net | section.biz

Arrondissement, in Paris | Orchestra's percussion or strings, e.g. (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

9 (International English) | 9 (North American English)

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