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Definition of "sectional" [sec•tion•al]

  • Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular district. (adjective)
  • Composed of or divided into component sections. (adjective)
  • A piece of furniture made up of sections that can be used separately or together. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sectional" in a sentence
  • "Mr. Fillmore took strong ground against what he called a sectional ticket presenting both candidates from the free states, with the avowed purpose of one part of the Union ruling over the whole United"
  • "This does sound very similar to what Brown's close ally Ed Balls in August 2006 described as "short-term sectional gestures on taxation" after Blairite Stephen Byers called for the abolition of inheritance tax."
  • "Open field in sectional qualifying and decided to make this Southern Hills his professional debut."