sectional
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˈsɛkʃənl/
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regional
- This map highlights the sectional divisions within the city for better planning.
- sectional interests
- sectional conflict
- sectional lines
He wanted, he said, the sectional line between North and South erased.
- He wanted, he said, the sectional line between North and South erased.
- So any other questions about cross-sectional methods?
- Yeah, next level stuff, that bare knuckle stuff, but you're sectional.
- And and then the setup of the problem is commonly in quant called like cross-sectional global equity.
Examples
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Welcome to ESPN at the Eastern Sectional Junior Ladies' Short Program.
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Catholics were encouraged to divide along sectional lines and did so.
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And Lincoln, as its leader, was the first and only sectional president in American history.
Blog text (17) -
Welcome to the prep game of the week... in the Class AA Sectional Final.
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An ASME member for more than 25 years, he has been active at sectional, regional, and national levels.
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The war was not entirely about slavery, he began, but all could admit that sectional tensions, at their core, involved that issue.
Academic text (2014) -
Second, the Republican Party was a purely sectional party openly hostile to Southern interests.
Blog text (17) -
In the sectional finals, Fenwick challenges St. Joe's title hopes.
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The Warsaw Tigers boys' basketball team will face Columbia City for the sectional championships Saturday, April 15th.
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Each week, the extensive hours of practice time are divided among full-ensemble rehearsal, sectional rehearsals, and private lessons.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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3.5
About a particular part of a country or area rather than the whole country
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6.4
About part of a country, like a state or province
Relating to a smaller part of an organization or its work
How Local
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sectional comes from section, meaning a 'part' or area, so it describes things or ideas that belong to one part of a country or group rather than to the whole. That's why a sectional interest serves only a part of the community.