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 Definitions of chapter  [ˈtʃæp tər]  

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Definition of 'chapter' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) chapter
a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usu. bearing a number or title.

2.  chapter
a branch of a society, fraternity, etc.

3.  chapter
an important portion or division of anything:
a new chapter in evolution.

4.  chapter
an assembly of the monks in a monastery, in a province, or of the entire order.

5.  chapter
a general assembly of the canons of a church.

6.  chapter
the body of such monks or canons collectively.

7.  chapter
any general assembly.

8.  chapter
a short scriptural quotation read at various parts of the office.

9. (v.t.) chapter
to arrange in chapters.

Etymology:  (1175–1225; chapitre < OF < L capitulum little head; in LL: section of a book; in ML: section read at a meeting, hence, the meeting, esp. one of canons, hence, a body of canons)

Definition of 'chapter' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) chapter
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
"he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"

2. (noun) 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"

3. (noun) chapter
a local branch of some fraternity or association
"he joined the Atlanta chapter"

4. (noun) chapter
an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church

5. (noun) chapter
a series of related events forming an episode
"a chapter of disasters"


Definition of 'chapter' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) chapter
a section of a book
chapter three of the novel

2.  chapter
one part of a long period of time
a new chapter in his life


Definition of 'chapter' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) chapter
a division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty chapters

2. (noun) chapter
an assembly of monks, or of the prebends and other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual, or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean

3. (noun) chapter
a community of canons or canonesses

4. (noun) chapter
a bishop's council

5. (noun) chapter
a business meeting of any religious community

6. (noun) chapter
an organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons

7. (noun) chapter
a meeting of certain organized societies or orders

8. (noun) chapter
a chapter house

9. (noun) chapter
a decretal epistle

10. (noun) chapter
a location or compartment

11. (verb) chapter
to divide into chapters, as a book

12. (verb) chapter
to correct; to bring to book, i. e., to demand chapter and verse


Translation of 'chapter' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a main division of a book
There are fifteen chapters in his new book.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: hoofstuk Arabic flag Arabic: فَصْل Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: глава на книга
Brazilian flag Brazilian: capítulo Czech flag Czech: kapitola German flag German: das Kapitel
Danish flag Danish: kapitel; afsnit Greek flag Greek: κεφάλαιο Spanish flag Spanish: capítulo
Estonian flag Estonian: peatükk Farsi flag Farsi: فصل Finnish flag Finnish: luku
French flag French: chapitre Hebrew flag Hebrew: פֶּרֶק Hindi flag Hindi: अध्याय
Croatian flag Croatian: poglavlje Hungarian flag Hungarian: fejezet Indonesian flag Indonesian: bab
Icelandic flag Icelandic: kafli Italian flag Italian: capitolo Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean:  Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: skyrius Latvian flag Latvian: nodaļa
Malay flag Malay: bab Dutch flag Dutch: hoofdstuk Norwegian flag Norwegian: kapittel
Polish flag Polish: rozdział Persian flag Persian: فصل Pashto flag Pashto: څپر كى، فصل، څانګه (دټولن
Portuguese flag Portuguese: capítulo Romanian flag Romanian: capi­tol Russian flag Russian: глава
Slovak flag Slovak: kapitola Slovenian flag Slovenian: poglavje Serbian flag Serbian: poglavlje
Swedish flag Swedish: kapitel Thai flag Thai: บท (ของหนังสือหรืองานเขีย Turkish flag Turkish: bölüm
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese:  Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: розділ Urdu flag Urdu: باب ، فصل
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: chương Chinese flag Chinese: 

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