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section

/ˈsɛkʃən/ verb C2
  1. To cut, divide or separate into pieces. (transitive)
  2. To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope. (transitive)
  3. To perform a cesarean section on (someone). (transitive)

He/she/it sections · Past sectioned · Past participle sectioned · -ing form sectioning

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Verb forms

Base form
section
He/she/it
sections
Past
sectioned
Past participle
sectioned
-ing form
sectioning

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He unrolled one section and held it over his knee.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 31 · C1
Humann, section of the indirect contributions, corridor A., No.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 430 · C1

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