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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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Sneed was part of the local NAACP chapter during the Civil Rights Movement, and he was later entered into the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame for his work.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
The Cannes Film Market push marks the next chapter for the banner, which has built its slate across five Gujarati features to date.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026
Sheep in the Box takes its terrible title from the second chapter in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, in which the narrator, frustrated at his drawings of sheep being deemed inadequate by the character of the title, draws a box and says there’s a sheep inside.
—Vulture, 17 May 2026
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“Chapter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chapter. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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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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