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Abschnitt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  • chapter noun One of the main divisions of a book or other written work.
  • clipping noun A small piece cut from something larger, especially an article cut from a newspaper.
  • heel noun The rounded back part of the foot, or the corresponding part of a shoe or sock.
  • leg noun One of the limbs used for standing and walking.
  • section noun A distinct part of something larger, such as a document, area, or object.
  • stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

Abschnitt is used for these senses in English:

  • block (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
  • chapter A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.
  • clipping (countable) A piece of something removed by clipping.
  • leg A stage of a journey, race etc.
  • section A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
  • section A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
  • section A part of a document, especially a major#Adjective part; often notated with §.
  • stretch A segment of a journey or route.

block — full definition

  1. noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  2. noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
  3. noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
  4. verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
  5. verb To stop someone from contacting you online.

chapter — full definition

  1. noun One of the main divisions of a book or other written work.
  2. noun A local branch of a larger organisation, club, or society.
  3. noun A distinct period or stage in someone's life or in a story of events.

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