sectional
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈsɛkʃənl/
- 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
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7.0
Organized so different parts do not share information
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4.0
Divided into separate sections that you open by tabs
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5.5
Divided into smaller sections like boxes or rooms
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3.9
Divided into parts to keep things separate, for example a plate with compartments
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8.8
Divided into separate parts or sections
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7.4
Organized into separate parts with little connection
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7.9
A system with separate parts that work on their own
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.