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sec⋅tion⋅al

[sek-shuh-nl]
–adjective
1. pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
2. composed of several independent sections: a sectional sofa.
3. of or pertaining to a section: a sectional view of the machine.
–noun
4. a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.

Origin:
1800–10, Americanism; section + -al 1


sec⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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sec·tion·al   (sěk'shə-nəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular district.

  2. Composed of or divided into component sections.

n.  A piece of furniture made up of sections that can be used separately or together.
sec'tion·al·ly adv.
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