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How to pronounce section
Say it like this: /ˈsɛkʃən/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does section mean?
nounA cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
A group of instruments in an orchestra.
“The horn section is the group of symphonic musicians who play the French horn.”
verbTo cut, divide or separate into pieces.
To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.
To commit (a person) to a hospital for mental health treatment as an involuntary patient. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.
“The doctor then sectioned her, making her an involuntary patient, and had her moved to a secure ward.”
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