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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chap′ter and verse′, - Bibleany specific chapter and verse of the Bible, as used when citing the text.
- full, cited authority, as for any quotation, opinion, action, etc.:Give me chapter and verse for the information you've provided so far.
- Informal Terms
- detailed information.
- a set of regulations or rules.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chap•ter /ˈtʃæptɚ/USA pronunciation n. - a main division of a book or the like, usually having a number or title: [countable]The author finished one chapter of his book every six weeks.[~ + number]Chapter 6 was all about the solar system.
- [countable] an important part or division of anything: He began a new chapter in his life at the new university.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chap•ter (chap′tər),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Religion[Eccles.]
- Religionan assembly of the monks in a monastery, of those in a province, or of the entire order.
- Religiona general assembly of the canons of a church.
- Religiona meeting of the elected representatives of the provinces or houses of a religious community.
- Religionthe body of such canons or representatives collectively.
- any general assembly.
- Religion[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.
- Time[Horol.]any of the marks or numerals designating the hours on a dial.
v.t. - to divide into or arrange in chapters.
- Latin capitulum little head (capit-, stem of caput head + -ulum -ule); in Late Latin: section of a book; in Medieval Latin: section read at a meeting, hence, the meeting, esp. one of canons, hence, a body of canons
- Old French
- Middle English chapiter, variant of chapitre 1175–1225
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged era, episode, period, phase.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chapter /ˈtʃæptə/ n - 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
- 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
- chapter and verse ⇒ exact authority for an action or statement
vb - (transitive) to divide into chapters
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, literally: little head, hence, section of writing, from caput head; in Medieval Latin: chapter of scripture or of a religious rule, a gathering for the reading of this, hence, assemblage of clergy |