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Added 7 October 2026

sectional

/ˈsɛkʃənəl/ adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sectional at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Relating to a section.
Separating into sections.
Our new sectional couch divided into pieces, but the pieces still wouldn't fit through the door.
Relating to conflict between areas.
The U.S. civil war can be considered a sectional dispute.

noun

An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa.
A sectional chart, a type of map used for navigation in the air.
A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships.

Origin

From section + -al.

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