section
US /ˈsɛkʃən/
noun Foundation · A2 Văn phòng
Definition
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
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Synonyms
- partsomething determined in relation to something that includes it
- segmentone of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
- departmenta specialized division of a large organization
Collocations
- Easy sports section of the newspaperto sports section of the newspaper, meaning to wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
- Medium head of the accounting sectionto head of the accounting section, meaning to to go or travel towards
- Hard cross-section of representative voter demographicsdescribing cross-section of representative voter demographics (representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length)
- Very Hard invoke section thirty-four of the penal codeto invoke section thirty-four of the penal code, meaning to summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
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