Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe symbol §, used to refer to a particular section of a document, such as a legal code.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 分節符號 /分节符号
- 分節符號 /分节符号 (fēnjié fúhào)typographical character marking sections
Dutch paragraafteken
- paragraaftekentypographical character marking sections
French paragraphe
- paragraphetypographical character marking sections
German Paragraphenzeichen
- Paragraphenzeichentypographical character marking sections
Italian paragrafo
- paragrafotypographical character marking sections
Japanese 節記号
- 節記号 (setsu kigō)typographical character marking sections
Polish paragraf
- paragraftypographical character marking sections
Spanish signo de sección, párrafo
- signo de seccióntypographical character marking sections
- párrafotypographical character marking sections
- parágrafotypographical character marking sections
- signo seccionaltypographical character marking sections
Swedish paragraftecken
- paragrafteckentypographical character marking sections
Cite this entry
APA
section sign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/section%20sign
MLA
“section sign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/section%20sign. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “section sign,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/section%20sign.
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