sectional
2
4.4
- adjective
- /ˈsɛkʃənl/
:
modular
- The sectional couch was shaped into a U and took up most of the room.
Examples
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It's a couch, it's nice - No, no, no, no, no, that's not just a couch, it's a three piece sectional.
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Illustration 10 has a sectional sofa in the space, along with a dining table for eight.
Blog text (2) -
You can use sectional pieces to create areas for relaxing throughout the reception venue.
Blog text (24) -
I laugh all the way over to my sectional sofa, from which I flip on my widescreen TV by remote.
Fiction book (1992) -
Teachers should act as coaches during the sectional and small-ensemble rehearsals.
Academic text (2009) -
Through a doorway to her left, she could make out a Haitian cotton sectional couch and a black lacquered grand piano.
Fiction book (1996) -
For example, stagers always suggest a small loveseat over a full-blown couch or sectional sofa.
Blog text (10) -
Luxury chaises, lounges, and plush sectional seating can encourage your guests to interact with each other.
Blog text (24) -
The L-shaped leather sectional added sleekness to the otherwise historical home.
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Our couch is a huge sectional, seven feet long on one side, eight on the other.
Synonyms
1
5.5
Divided into smaller sections like boxes or rooms
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7.0
Organized so different parts do not share information
Divided into parts to keep things separate, for example a plate with compartments
Divided into separate parts or sections
A system with separate parts that work on their own
Organized into separate parts with little connection
Divided into separate sections that you open by tabs
How Divided
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sectional comes from section, which means a 'part' or piece and comes from the Latin secare meaning 'to cut'. So a sectional thing is made of separate parts that can be arranged or used together.