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(noun) a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" |
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Related Words: section, subdivision |
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(noun) a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters" |
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Related Words: episode |
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(noun) a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter" |
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Related Words: club, gild, guild, lodge, order, society |
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(noun) an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church |
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Related Words: assembly |
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(noun) a 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" |
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Related Words: phase, stage |
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