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chap·ter
 chapter
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- pronunciation:
- chaep
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one of the main sections of a book, usu. marked with a number or title.
This book has twelve chapters.The assignment was to read chapter five in the textbook for Friday.- similar words:
- division, part, passage, portion, section, subdivision
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| definition 2: |
a branch of a club or other organization.
Our local chapter of the Red Cross has over a hundred volunteer workers.- similar words:
- branch, department, division, local, subdivision
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| definition 3: |
an important or distinct period in anything.
That chapter of his life is over.It was a sad chapter in the history of their country.- synonyms:
- phase, stage
- similar words:
- episode, era, part, passage, period, portion, section, time
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| definition 4: |
an assembly of monks or of the canons of a church.
- synonyms:
- consistory
- similar words:
- assembly, conclave, conference, convention, convocation, gathering, meeting, synod
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| related words: |
content, lodge |
adjective + (n.)chapter
alternating,
assigned,
bizarre,
brief,
closing,
collegiate,
concluding,
entire,
fascinating,
final,
glorious,
introductory,
later,
lengthy,
local,
painful,
penultimate,
sad,
selected,
separate,
shameful,
tragic,
trim
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verb + (n.)chapter
adapt, author, chronicle, cite, close, contact, contain, devote, discuss, divide, found, organize, outline, quote, read, rewrite, skip, sponsor, write
(n.)chapter
+ verb
dedicate, detail, entitle, summarize, title, unfold, verse
noun + (n.)chapter
beginning, cathedral, excerpt, habitat, introduction, opening, paragraph, thesis
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