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section

 
 
/ˈsekʃən/ noun [C]

Definition

PART one of the parts that something is divided into: a non-smoking section in a restaurant the business section of a newspaper the tail section of an aircraft
VIEW a model or drawing of something that shows how it would look if it were cut from top to bottom and seen from the side → See also cross-section
(Definition of section noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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