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chapter

/ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/noun2 syllables

Chapter means: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled.

What does chapter mean?5

noun

1

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled“he read a chapter every night before falling asleep”

2

any distinct period in history or in a person's life“the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history”

3

a local branch of some fraternity or association“he joined the Atlanta chapter”

4

an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church

5

a series of related events forming an episode“a chapter of disasters”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with chapter?2

two syllables

raptor

three syllables

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Chapter in a sentence

  • Each evening, she read a chapter of the book.sundown
  • To begin with, read through each chapter quickly to get an overview of it.sundown
  • Many years later, the author added two more chapters to the novel.CM
  • You can omit the last chapter of the book.DylanTonic
  • On the first page of the second chapter there are many new words.CarpeLanam
  • This chapter will focus on the concepts of geometry.CM
  • This chapter will focus on the riddles of the planets.unknown
  • You will have guessed its meaning by the end of the chapter.CM

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Forms of chapter

as a noun

plural
chapters