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SECTIONALISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sectionalisation mean? 

SECTIONALISATION (noun)
  The noun SECTIONALISATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apartplay

  Familiarity information: SECTIONALISATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SECTIONALISATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

division; partition; partitioning; sectionalisation; sectionalization; segmentation

Hypernyms ("sectionalisation" is a kind of...):

separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sectionalisation"):

subdivision (the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided)

septation (the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum)

zoning (dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc)

Derivation:

sectionalise (divide into sections, especially into geographic sections)


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