{
    "term": "section",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "any of the parts into which something is divided",
            "sensetop": "section of something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That section of the road is still closed.",
                    "contextForm": "section of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the tail section of the plane"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The library has a large biology section."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Large sections of the forest have been destroyed by acid rain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll find the book in the music section."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["opening", "concluding", "final"],
                "verb + section": ["dedicate", "devote", "add"],
                "section + noun": ["leader", "manager"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the section", "in sections", "under section"],
                "phrases": ["a section of society"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a separate part of a structure from which the whole can be put together",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The shed comes in sections that you assemble yourself."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["opening", "concluding", "final"],
                "verb + section": ["dedicate", "devote", "add"],
                "section + noun": ["leader", "manager"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the section", "in sections", "under section"],
                "phrases": ["a section of society"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a separate part of a document, book, etc.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These issues will be discussed more fully in the next section."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the sports section of the newspaper"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report has a section on accidents at work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book is **divided into** four **sections**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is difficult to navigate from one section of the site to another."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Feel free to add your own ideas in the **comments section**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the previous/following/final section"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Section by section, this essay examines and explores the key terms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I skipped the section on garden design."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book is divided into chapters, sections, and sub-sections."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new edition of the dictionary adds a section on phrasal verbs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The case was the first prosecution under Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Section 3 applies to clauses which restrict liability."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["opening", "concluding", "final"],
                "verb + section": ["dedicate", "devote", "add"],
                "section + noun": ["leader", "manager"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the section", "in sections", "under section"],
                "phrases": ["a section of society"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a separate group within a larger group of people",
            "sensetop": "section of something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an issue that will affect large sections of the population",
                    "contextForm": "section of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the brass section of an orchestra"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an area populated largely by the poorer **sections of society**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The way he's been treated by certain sections of the media is despicable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've had meetings with all sections of the community."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["opening", "concluding", "final"],
                "verb + section": ["dedicate", "devote", "add"],
                "section + noun": ["leader", "manager"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the section", "in sections", "under section"],
                "phrases": ["a section of society"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a department in an organization, institution, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's the director of the finance section."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the section of the company dealing with customer services"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He works in the embassy's political section."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Which section of the company are you working in?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The completed forms are passed to the personnel section for verification."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "division",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["opening", "concluding", "final"],
                "verb + section": ["dedicate", "devote", "add"],
                "section + noun": ["leader", "manager"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the section", "in sections", "under section"],
                "phrases": ["a section of society"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a district of a town, city or county",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the Dorchester section of Boston"
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of the city’s most affluent sections"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a measure of land, equal to one square mile",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "a drawing or diagram of something as it would look if it were cut from top to bottom or from one side to the other",
            "sensetop": "section through somethingin section",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The illustration shows a section through a leaf.",
                    "contextForm": "section through something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The architect drew the house in section.",
                    "contextForm": "in section"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "the act of cutting or separating something in an operation",
            "labels": "(medical)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The surgeon performed a section *(= made a cut)* on the vein."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "a very thin flat piece cut from body tissue to be looked at under a microscope",
            "labels": "(medical, biology)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to examine a section from the kidney"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsekʃn/",
                "audio": "se/section/section__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsekʃn/",
                "audio": "se/section/section__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as a noun): from French section or Latin sectio(n-), from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the early 19th cent."
}