chapter
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.chap·ter
noun \ˈchap-tər\Definition of CHAPTER
1
a : a main division of a book b : something resembling a chapter in being a significant specified unit <a new chapter in my life>
2
a : a regular meeting of the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church or of the members of a religious house b : the body of canons of a cathedral or collegiate church
3
: a local branch of an organization
See Examples of CHAPTER
- Chapter three deals with the country's economy.
- Please read the first two chapters of your textbook for our next class.
- Becoming a parent opened up a whole new chapter in my life.
- a difficult chapter in European history
Origin of CHAPTER
Middle English chapitre, from Anglo-French chapitre, chapitle, from Late Latin capitulum division of a book & Medieval Latin, meeting place of canons, from Latin, diminutive of capit-, caput head — more at head
First Known Use: 13th century
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