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Grammar : Adj
Spell : sek-shuh-nl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛk ʃə nl



Definition of sectional

Origin :
  • 1806; see section (n.) + -al (1). Noun meaning "piece of furniture composed of sections which can be used separately" is attested by 1961, from sectional seat, sectional sofa, etc. (1949).
  • adj localized, divided
Example sentences :
  • The sectional element has happily been eliminated from the tariff discussion.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • On the other hand, our writing is rich in local sentiment and sectional loyalty.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • It's a national problem now, instead of a sectional problem.
  • Extract from : « Negro Migration during the War » by Emmett J. Scott
  • What we want most is sectional treatises on single subjects.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
  • Sectional interests were (p. 123) getting to be more considered than national.
  • Extract from : « John Quincy Adams » by John. T. Morse
  • There was chronic discontent throughout the Tudor period, but it was sectional.
  • Extract from : « Henry VIII. » by A. F. Pollard
  • The clash between the national and sectional interests had been to him a tragedy.
  • Extract from : « The Negro and the Nation » by George S. Merriam
  • The songs of this group are of partisan or sectional character.
  • Extract from : « A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs » by Hubert G. Shearin
  • Thus the controversy was sectional, personal, and professional.
  • Extract from : « James B. Eads » by Louis How
  • His he assumes to be a national party, ours a sectional one.
  • Extract from : « The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Four » by Abraham Lincoln

Synonyms for sectional

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