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Definition of chapter
1a : a main division of a bookb : something resembling a chapter in being a significant specified unit a new chapter in my life
2a : a regular meeting of the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church or of the members of a religious houseb : the body of canons of a cathedral or collegiate church
3 : a local branch of an organization
From the M-W Editors
Examples of chapter in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples of chapter from the Web
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The chapter also hosted a silent auction to fund senior scholarships awarded by the FFA alumni.
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A longtime member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, Mrs. Raymond served as registrar for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania chapter from 2003 to 2009 and associate state registrar from 2010 to 2013.
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But the event was clearly something more: part cast reunion of a prime-time 1990s TV show, part chapter meeting of an unofficial club.
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Writing about Silicon Valley and Intel Founder Robert Noyce in a 1983 piece for Esquire, Tom Wolfe described a refreshing new chapter in the history of corporate America.
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Wednesday Spring Lake bingo in Hobart The Spring Lake Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America has relaunched its weekly bingo event at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at the chapter clubhouse, 4700 W. 49th Ave., Hobart.
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The magazine filed for Chapter 11 and was taken on by Drake Publishing, helmed by New York publisher Carl Ruderman, who owned men's magazines like High Society and Cheri.
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Originally, the monument cost $18,000, according to James Darby, president of the Chicago Chapter of American Veterans for Equal Rights.
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If some enterprising British historian ever writes a book on the most devastating own goals in the history of U.K. politics, the tale of Brexit and the Conservative Party will be a fitting topic for Chapter One.
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Origin and Etymology 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
CHAPTER Defined for English Language Learners
chapter
playDefinition of chapter for English Language Learners
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: one of the main sections of a book
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: a period of time that is very different from the period of time before it
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: the people in a certain area who make up one section of a large organization
CHAPTER Defined for Kids
chapter
playDefinition of chapter for Students
1 : a main division of a book or story
2 : a local branch of a club or organization the charity's Springfield chapter
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