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Meaning of 'chapter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chapter [ n.]
- A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty chapters.
- An assembly of monks, or of the prebends and other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual, or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean.
- A community of canons or canonesses.
- A bishop's council.
- A business meeting of any religious community.
- An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons.
- A meeting of certain organized societies or orders.
- A chapter house.
- A decretal epistle.
- A location or compartment.
2 . Chapter [ v. t.]
- To divide into chapters, as a book.
- To correct; to bring to book, i. e., to demand chapter and verse.

Meaning of 'chapter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . chapter [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a series of related events forming an episode
Example in sentence:
  • a chapter of disasters
Meaning (2):
- a local branch of some fraternity or association
Example in sentence:
  • he joined the Atlanta chapter
Meaning (3):
- a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
Example in sentence:
  • he read a chapter every night before falling asleep
Meaning (4):
- any distinct period in history or in a person's life
Example in sentence:
  • the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship;
  • the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history

Nearby Words:

chab chabasite chablis chabouk chabuk chace chachalaca chacma chaconne chad

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