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noun(sec-tion)the action or an instance of cutting or separating by cutting
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noun(sec-tion)a part set off by or as if by cutting
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noun(sec-tion)a distinct part or portion of something written (such as a chapter, law, or newspaper)
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verb(sec-tion)to cut or separate into sections
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verb(sec-tion)to represent in sections
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verb(sec-tion)to become cut or separated into parts
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noun(sec-tion)a discharge from the U.S. Army for military inaptitude or undesirable habits or traits of character; also : a soldier receiving such a discharge
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noun(sec-tion)a crew of track workers employed to maintain a railroad section
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noun(sec-tion)a laborer belonging to a section gang
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phrasal verb(sec-tion)to separate (an area) from a larger area
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noun(sec-tion)a surgical procedure involving incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring
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noun(sec-tion)a plane curve, line, pair of intersecting lines, or point that is the intersection of or bounds the intersection of a plane and a cone with two nappes
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noun(sec-tion)a curve generated by a point which always moves so that the ratio of its distance from a fixed point to its distance from a fixed line is constant
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noun(sec-tion)a cutting or piece of something cut off at right angles to an axis; also : a representation of such a cutting
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noun(sec-tion)section
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noun(sec-tion)a measure of the probability of an encounter between particles such as will result in a specified effect (such as scattering or capture)
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noun(sec-tion)cesarean section