#section__subdivision a self-contained part of a larger composition; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
supertype: communication something that is communicated between people or groups
subtype: lead-in.section__leadin__lead the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"
subtype: canto a major division of a long poem
subtype: sports_section the section of a newspaper that reports on sports
subtype: article.section__clause a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
subtype: arbitration_clause__arbitrationclause a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
subtype: deductible a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount
subtype: escalator_clause__escalatorclause__escalator a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
subtype: rider.article a clause that is appended to a legislative bill
subtype: book.section a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"
subtype: Genesis the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
subtype: Exodus the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
subtype: Leviticus the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
subtype: Numbers the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
subtype: Deuteronomy the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law
subtype: Josue__Joshua a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
subtype: Judges a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
subtype: I_Samuel the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
subtype: II_Samuel the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
subtype: Ruth a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married and Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
subtype: Jeremiah a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
subtype: Jonah a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
subtype: Job a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
subtype: Esther a book of the Old Testament that tells how Esther saved her people from massacre
subtype: Gospel_According_to_Matthew__Matthew one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount
subtype: Gospel_According_to_Mark__Mark the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
subtype: Gospel_According_to_Luke__Luke one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life
subtype: Gospel_According_to_John__John the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
subtype: Acts_of_the_Apostles__Acts a book of the New Testament
subtype: Revelation__Apocalypse revelations of Saint John the Divine in the New Testament
subtype: chapter a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"
subtype: episode.section a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
subtype: performance_section__performancesection__spot a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"
subtype: media_spot__mediaspot__spot a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
subtype: insert a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication
subtype: introduction the first section of a communication
subtype: opening.introduction the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"
subtype: salutation word of greeting used to begin a letter
subtype: foreword__preface__prolusion a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
subtype: preamble a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
subtype: prologue an introduction to a play
subtype: close__conclusion__end__closing the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
subtype: anticlimax.close__bathos a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
subtype: epilog__epilogue a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"
subtype: epilogue__epilog a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
subtype: peroration (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"
subtype: coda__finale the closing section of a musical composition
subtype: passage.section particularly a section of medium length
subtype: excerpt__extract__selection a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
subtype: analects__analecta a collection of excerpts from a literary work
subtype: newspaper_clipping__newspaperclipping__clipping__press_clipping__pressclipping__cutting__press_cutting__presscutting an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
subtype: cut.excerpt__track a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"
subtype: quote a passage or expression that is quoted
subtype: epigraph.quote a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
subtype: mimesis.quote the representation of another person's words in a speech
subtype: misquotation an incorrect quotation
subtype: locus_classicus__locusclassicu an authoritative and often-quoted passage
subtype: place.passage the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"
subtype: purple_passage a passage full of ornate and flowery language
subtype: transition.passage a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
subtype: flashback a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene
subtype: dissolve (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
subtype: cut.transition (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
subtype: jump_cut an immediate transition from one scene to another
subtype: jump.transition (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
subtype: text.passage a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon"
subtype: obbligato__obligato a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission
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