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chapter
[ chap-ter ]
noun
- a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
- a branch, usually restricted to a given locality, of a society, organization, fraternity, etc.:
the Connecticut chapter of the American Red Cross.
- an important portion or division of anything:
The atomic bomb opened a new chapter in history.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Ecclesiastical.
- an assembly of the monks in a monastery, of those in a province, or of the entire order.
- a general assembly of the canons of a church.
- a meeting of the elected representatives of the provinces or houses of a religious community.
- the body of such canons or representatives collectively.
- any general assembly.
- Liturgy. a short scriptural quotation read at various parts of the office, as after the last psalm in the service of lauds, prime, tierce, etc.
- Horology. any of the marks or numerals designating the hours on a dial.
verb (used with object)
- to divide into or arrange in chapters.
chapter
/ ˈʃæə /
noun
- a division of a written work, esp a narrative, usually titled or numbered
- a sequence of events having a common attribute
a chapter of disasters
- chapter of accidents
- a series of misfortunes
- the unforeseeable course of events
- an episode or period in a life, history, etc
- a numbered reference to that part of a Parliamentary session which relates to a specified Act of Parliament
- a branch of some societies, clubs, etc, esp of a secret society
- the collective body or a meeting of the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church or of the members of a monastic or knightly order capitular
- a general assembly of some organization
- chapter and verseexact authority for an action or statement
verb
- tr to divide into chapters
Other Word Forms
- t· adjective
- ܲ·t verb (used with object)
- ܲ·ted adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of chapter1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chapter1
Example Sentences
In 2024, Burke went 0 for 28 in film festival acceptances, which made him question if “Burt” might be the final chapter of his career instead of a launching pad.
A new, violent chapter in Sweden's gang wars began when Abdo's mother was murdered in 2023 at her home in Uppsala, north of Stockholm.
Cleetus had been among the authors of a chapter on how climate change is affecting U.S. coasts.
The Rose Field refers to a magnetic or gravitational field, and was mentioned in the opening chapters of Northern Lights, when scholars at Lyra's Oxford college secretly discussed a mysterious phenomenon called Dust.
They also stopped receiving public funding as they embarked on "the next chapter of their lives".
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