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sectional

[sek-shuh-nl]

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.

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Sectional is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1800–10, Americanism; section + -al1

sec·tion·al·ly, adverb
mul·ti·sec·tion·al, adjective
non·sec·tion·al, adjective
non·sec·tion·al·ly, adverb
un·sec·tion·al, adjective
EXPAND
un·sec·tion·al·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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sectional (ˈsɛkʃənəl)
 
adj
1.  composed of several sections
2.  of or relating to a section
 
'sectionally
 
adv

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