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Chapter

/ˈt͡ʃæptə/

(authorship) One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided.

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📖 Definitions of "Chapter"

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.

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.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chapter"

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Word	Definition
headingnoun	The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
subheadingnoun	A heading or caption subordinate to a main headline, heading, or title especially when inserted as a divider between sections (as of a newspaper or periodical article or story or text of a book).
indexnoun	An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
articlenoun	A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
installmentnoun	(banking, finance) Any of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equal in amount (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), and payment of which takes place at regular intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.
rubricnoun	(education) A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
booknoun	A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
emblemnoun	A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo.
pagenoun	One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
episodenoun	An installment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.
storynoun	An account of real or fictional events.
categorynoun	A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
componentnoun	A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
figurenoun	A drawing or diagram conveying information.
topicnoun	Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
classroomnoun	A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
semesternoun	Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.
relationnoun	The manner in which two things may be associated.
aspectnoun	Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
phasenoun	A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.