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sectional

sectional

16 3.8
A large sofa with separate parts that fit together
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛkʃənl/
  • US
translation icon : sofá modular
  • For example, if there is a difficult passage in the women's parts, holding a sectional for just the women would allow time to rehearse that passage.

I've never had like a corner sectional moment.

Examples

  • We went back to my place and sat talking on my sectional.

    Blog text (19)
  • The sectional should be on the long wall, arcing to face the windows.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Our parents just got a new sectional.

  • And the sectional in the family room slides apart when you sleep on it.

  • So we spend a lot of time out here when the weather is nice on this big comfy sectional, drinking wine, listening to music.

  • We'll rent a U-Haul, bring them a nice sectional.

  • Then they would come back and sit in front of the couch (the gold sectional) and watch TV.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • It is this beautiful teal color article calls it Pacific blue and it's an l-shaped sectional, which I love an L shape.

  • Three wives sat on the sectional discussing the merits of bulk buying from discount warehouses.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • We spent the evening on our new sectional, which can be rearranged easily for guests.

Synonyms

couch
vssectional
689 1.0

A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for several people

is built from movable parts to allow different seating configurations
sofa
vssectional
257 1.0

A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for two or more people

is a larger form made of separate sections you can rearrange
settee
vssectional
9 3.9

A long seat with a back for two or more people, like a small sofa

is larger and made of joinable pieces that fit together differently

How Configurable

sectional
  • US
16 3.8
sofa
257 1.0
armchair
42 1.0

Surface Forms

sectional singular
sectionals plural

Etymology

Sectional (the sofa) gets its name from section, meaning 'part', because it is made of separate pieces you can move and join together.