chapter

chap·ter  (chptr)

n.

1. One of the main divisions of a relatively lengthy piece of writing, such as a book, that is usually numbered or titled.

2. A distinct period or sequence of events, as in history or a person's life: Steamboat travel opened a new chapter in America's exploration of the West.

3. A local branch of an organization, such as a club or fraternity: The Chicago chapter is admitting new members this year.

4. Ecclesiastical

a. An assembly of the canons of a church or of the members of a religious residence.

b. The canons of a church or the members of a religious residence considered as a group.

5. A short scriptural passage read after the psalms in certain church services.

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[Middle English chaptre, variant of chapitre, chapter, chapiter, from Old French, alteration of chapitle, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

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chapter

Noun

1. a division of a book

2. a period in a life or history: the latest chapter in the long and complex tale of British brewing

3. a sequence of events: a chapter of accidents

4. a branch of some societies or clubs

5. a group of the canons of a cathedral

6. chapter and verse exact authority for an action or statement [Latin caput head]

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Chapter the body or community of an organized branch of a society or church, monastic or religious order, or of any order of knights; a unit that is a sequential part of a series; used figuratively.

Examples: chapter of accidents, 1773; of canons, 1305; of friars, 1679; of knights, 1842; of the Noble Order of the Garter, 1681; of noble virgins; of possibilities, 1769.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chapter - a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
	2.	chapter - any 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" phase, stage - any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
	3.	chapter - a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter" association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" gild, guild, social club, society, club, lodge, order - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" frat, fraternity - a social club for male undergraduates
	4.	chapter - an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
	5.	chapter - a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters" episode - a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

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chapter

noun 1. section, part, stage, division, episode, topic, segment, instalment

noun 2. period, time, stage, phase

Translations

chapter [ˈtʃæptəʳ] n → capítulo

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chapter [ˈtʃæptəʳ] n → chapitre m

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chapter [ˈtʃæptəʳ] n → Kapitel nt;

a chapter of accidents → eine Serie von Unfällen

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chapter [ˈtʃæptəʳ] n → capitolo

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chapter

n chapter [ˈtʃӕptə]

a main division of a book There are fifteen chapters in his new book. hoofstuk فَصْل глава на книга kapitola kapitel; afsnit das Kapitel κεφάλαιο capítulo peatükk فصل luku chapitre פֶּרֶק अध्याय poglavlje fejezet bab kafli capitolo 章 장(章) skyrius nodaļa bab hoofdstuk kapittel rozdział capítulo capi­tol глава kapitola poglavje poglavlje kapitel บท (ของหนังสือหรืองานเขียน) bölüm 章 розділ باب ، فصل chương 章

a chapter of accidents

a whole series of disasters. opeenhoping van onvoorsiene ongelukke سِلْسِلَةٌ مِنَ الحَوادِث (المَصائِب) серия řetěz nehod række af ulykker die Pechsträhne σειρά ατυχιών una serie de desgracias rida õnnetusi یک سری رویدادهای بد sarja kyrielle de malheure פֶּרֶק תְאוּנוֹת बहुत सी दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण घटनाएं zgode i nezgode sorozat seluruh röð slysa una serie di guai 一連の不幸 nelaimių virtinė neparedzētu apstākļu sagadīšanās kemalangan yang bertimpa-timpa een reeks tegenslagen ulykkeskapittel/-rekke seria nieszczęść série de desgraças şir de nenorociri цепь несчастий séria nešťastia vrsta nesreč niz en rad olyckor เรื่องโชคร้ายมาเป็นลำดับ bir dizi felâket 接踵而來的災禍 непередбачений збіг обставин سلسلہ sự rủi ro 接踵而来的灾祸