Foundation level · Year 4 · free
section
noun · Say it: SEK-shun
What it means
Foundationone of the parts that something is divided into
Our class read the first section of the book before lunch.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- part
- piece
- portion
- segment
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- whole
More examples
- The fiction section of the library is next to the big windows.
Where the word comes from
From the Latin word 'sectio', meaning a cutting.
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