chapter

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noun

1. a subdivision of a written work;
usually numbered and titled (Freq. 38)
- he read a chapter every night before falling asleep
• Hypernyms:
section, subdivision
• Part Holonyms:
text, textual matter
2. any distinct period in history or in a person's life (Freq. 2)
- the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history
- the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship
• Hypernyms:
phase, stage
3. a local branch of some fraternity or association (Freq. 2)
- he joined the Atlanta chapter
• Hypernyms:
club, social club, society, guild, gild,
lodge, order
• Member Holonyms:
fraternity, frat, association
4. an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
• Hypernyms:
assembly
5. a series of related events forming an episode
- a chapter of disasters
• Hypernyms:
episode