Partial and Section

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Partial noun - A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency.

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Section and partial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Section" instead a noun "Partial".

Nearby Words: partiality, partially, partly

Section noun - An area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature.

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Partial and section are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Partial" instead a noun "Section".

Nearby Words: sectioned, sector, sect, sectioning, sectional

Partial example: Apparently some libraries put When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs in the children's section.

Source: Animation Age Ghetto
Then, two minutes later, a full string section cuts in, in what turns out to be a partial orchestral reprise of the song.

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The Sunday edition of the San Francisco Chronicle has a partial version of this (or used to) as well: with The Sporting Green (sports news printed on green paper) and the Datebook (entertainment news, printed on pink paper, popularly known as "The Pink Section").

Source: Chromatic Arrangement

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