/ Dictionary / Index S sectional: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sec•tion•al Pronunciation: (sek'shu-nl), [key] — adj. pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics. composed of several independent sections: a sectional sofa. of or pertaining to a section: a sectional view of the machine. —n. a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: sectional (Thesaurus) section sectionalism Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language