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
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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
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The release was billed by Cain as the final chapter in her Ethel Cain character arc — a deeply conceptual project spanning trauma, Americana, and Southern Gothic mythology.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Kautzman was perhaps most well known for his work on behalf of Indianapolis' local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s a wonderful chapter in which an older woman extolls a younger one to tell a painful story not with words, but with movements, so as to expel her pain without enlisting narrative’s power to summon, and thus force a re-living, of painful events.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Chapter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chapter. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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chapter
noun
chap·ter
ˈchap-tər 
1
a
: a main division of a book or of a law code
b
: something like a chapter in being a significant unit
a chapter in my life
2
: a local branch of an organization
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