Meaning

noun a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together

adjective relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane)

adjective consisting of or divided into sections

originEtymology tree English section Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English sectional From section + -al.

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