chapter
Nouns
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(n) a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
- he read a chapter every night before falling asleep
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(n) 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
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(n) a local branch of some fraternity or association
- he joined the Atlanta chapter
- (n) an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
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(n) a series of related events forming an episode
- a chapter of disasters