chapternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃæp.tər/us/ˈtʃæp.tɚ/chapter noun [ C ] (BOOK)
B1 written abbreviation chap. any of the separate parts into which a book or other piece of text is divided, usually given a number or title:
Read Chapter 10 before class tomorrow.
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- The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter of the book.
- This chapter is so difficult to digest, I shall have to read it again later.
- The book has exercises at the end of every chapter.
- The first chapter describes the strange sequence of events that lead to his death.
- After you've finished each chapter, run the spell-checker.
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Books & parts of books
- addendum
- appendix
- artwork
- bibliography
- binder
- binding
- blurb
- errata
- erratum
- extract
- flyleaf
- folio
- foreword
- jacket
- library
- margin
- monograph
- preface
- prologue
- table
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chapter noun [ C ] (PERIOD)
a period that is part of a larger amount of time during which something happens:
The period before the revolution is an interesting chapter in British history.
That chapter of my life closed when I had a serious riding accident.
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Periods of time - general words
- age
- at/in one sitting idiom
- day
- duration
- free time
- gap
- interval
- length
- lifetime
- making
- me time
- rest
- run
- shortly
- slot
- spasm
- spell
- stretch
- term
- timescale
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chapter noun [ C ] (SOCIETY)
US or formal a local division of a larger organization:
The local chapter of the League of Women Voters meets at the library.
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Organizations, Societies & clubs
- Assn
- Assoc
- association
- book club
- brotherhood
- commission
- committee
- empire
- fan club
- FC
- feeder club
- foundation
- friendly society
- housing association
- insignia
- monolith
- secret society
- select committee
- society
- the old guard
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Idiom(s)
be a chapter of accidents
give /quote sth/sb chapter and verse