chapter
/ˈt͡ʃæptə//ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/
noun
- 1
(authorship) One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided.
“Detective novel writers try to keep up the suspense until the last chapter.”
- 2
A section of a social or religious body.
- 3
A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue.
- 4
A decretal epistle.
- 5
A location or compartment.
verb
- 1
To divide into chapters.
- 2
To put into a chapter.
- 3
(with "out") To use administrative procedure to remove someone.
- 4
To take to task.
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