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Noun: chapter chaptu(r)- A subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
"he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" - Any distinct period in history or in a person's life
"the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship" - [N. Amer] A local branch of some fraternity or association
"he joined the Atlanta chapter" - An ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
- A series of related events forming an episode
"a chapter of disasters"
Derived forms: chapters See also: capitulary Type of: assembly, club, episode, gild, guild, lodge, order, phase, section, social club, society, stage, subdivision Part of: association, frat, fraternity, text, textual matter Encyclopedia: Chapter |