Words / A2

SEKSHUN/ˈsekʃn/

A section is one part of a divided whole: the sports section, this section of the road, in the children’s section. Part is a simple cousin. Chapter is for books. Department is for shops or organisations. Do not write session (a period of activity) for section.

Meaning

One of the parts that something is divided into.

Examples

• “The sports section of the newspaper is at the back.”
• “Please wait in the waiting section by the door.”
• “I only read the travel section on Sundays.”

Good to know

the sports section / a section of the road. Cousin: part. Mix-up: session (a period).

Near in meaning

part

New