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chapter

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: chapter

1
 n
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
2
 n
any distinct period in history or in a person's life
3
 n
a local branch of some fraternity or association
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: chapter
1

n a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

“he read a chapter every night before falling asleep”
Type of:
section, subdivision
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
2

n 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”
Type of:
phase, stage
any distinct time period in a sequence of events

n a series of related events forming an episode

“a chapter of disasters”
Type of:
episode
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
3

n a local branch of some fraternity or association

“he joined the Atlanta chapter”
Type of:
club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, society
a formal association of people with similar interests

n an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church

Type of:
assembly
a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
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