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Synonyms: suction, vection, lection, spection, rection, sention, sectio, csection

Antonyms: suction, vection, lection, spection, rection, sention, sectio, csection

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[cutting]]; a part cut out from the rest of something.
2. A part, piece, [[subdivision]] of anything.
3. {{senseid|en|part of a document}} A part of a {{l|en|document}}, especially a {{l|en|major#Adjective}} part; often notated with [[§]].
4. An act or instance of cutting.
5. A [[cross-section]] (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).
6. {{lb|en|surgery}} An [[incision]] or the act of making an incision.
7. {{lb|en|sciences}} [[thin section]], a thin [[slice]] of material prepared as a [[specimen]] for research.
8. {{senseid|en|botany rank}}{{lb|en|botany}} A taxonomic rank below the genus (and [[subgenus]] if present), but above the species.
9. {{lb|en|zoology}} An informal taxonomic rank below the [[order]] ranks and above the [[family]] ranks.
10. {{lb|en|military}} A group of 10-15 [[soldier|soldiers]] led by a [[non-commissioned officer]] and forming part of a [[platoon]].
11. {{lb|en|NZ}} A piece of residential land; a [[plot]].
12. {{lb|en|US|Canada|law|and|land surveying}} {{synonym of|en|square mile}}, a [[unit]] of [[land]] [[area]], [[especially]] in the [[context]]s of [[Canada|Canadian]] [[survey]]s and [[American]] [[land grant]]s and legal property descriptions.

Verb

1. To [[cut]], divide or separate into pieces.
2. To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the [[microscope]].
3. {{lb|en|UK|Australia|New Zealand}} To [[commit]] (a person) to a hospital for mental health treatment as an [[involuntary]] patient. {{non-gloss|So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.}}
4. {{lb|en|medical}} To perform a [[cesarean section]] on (someone).

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