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   chapter

   /ˈtʃaptə/

   noun

   • 1. a main division of a book, typically with a number or title: "we will deal with this in chapter eleven" Similar sectiondivisionpartportionsegmentcomponentbitinstalment
   • ▪ an Act of Parliament numbered as part of a session's proceedings.
   • ▪ a section of a treaty: "a majority voted for the inclusion of the social chapter in the treaty" Similar sectiondivisionpartportionsegmentcomponentbitinstalment
   • 2. a distinctive period in history or in a person's life: "the people are about to begin a new chapter in their history" Similar periodtimephasepagestageepisodeepochera
   • ▪ a series or sequence: "the latest episode in a chapter of problems"
   • 3. the governing body of a religious community or knightly order: "land granted by the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral" Similar governing bodycouncilassemblyconvocationconventionsynodconsistory
   • 4. a local branch of a society: North American "a leaflet was issued by the local chapter of the American Cancer Society" Similar branchdivisionsubdivisionsectiondepartmentbureauagencylodgewingarmoffshootsubsidiarysatellite
   • ▪ a local group of Hell's Angels.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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