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chapter Definition

chap·ter (c̸hap′tər)

noun

  1. any of the main divisions of a book or other writing
  2. a thing like a chapter; part; episode a chapter of one's life

    1. Etymology: from meeting at which a chapter of monastic rule, etc. was read

      a formal meeting of canons headed by a dean, or of the members of a religious order
    2. those assembled at such a meeting
  4. ☆ a local branch of a club, fraternity, etc.

Etymology: ME & OFr chapitre, chapitle < L capitulum, head, capital (in LL, division of a writing; in ML, church division), dim. of caput, head

transitive verb

to divide (a book, etc.) into chapters

chapter Idioms

chapter and verse

  1. the exact Scriptural reference
  2. authority cited (for a statement, belief, etc.)
  3. detailed information
chapter Synonyms

chapter

n.

part, section, episode, local branch; see branch 1, division 2.

chapter Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • devote: I begin the core of my thesis with a large chapter devoted to the material evidence.
  • conclude: All recommendations are brought together in a concluding chapter for convenience.
  • entitle: Development for us chapter entitled quot have expanded to und chemie sept.
  • contribute: Tim Dunne, Head of Politics, has contributed two chapters to the book.

Adjective modifier

  • introductory: In her introductory chapter, Bush sets the context for the emergence of female imperialist organizations in Edwardian Britain.
  • final: The final chapter in the book is Beyond Basic Style.
  • previous: Chapter fourteen presents a couple of " case studies, " integrating material from previous chapters.
  • preceding: Conclusion The preceding chapter has been a brief review of professional communities operating on computer networks.
  • next: The heading to the next chapter would then appear on the paper, a line being drawn firmly underneath it.
  • penultimate: And, finally, the penultimate chapter considers an oft neglected section of the NHS, namely, the pharmacy and primary care interface.

Modifies a noun

  • heading: You either scan the chapter headings in the contents or look at the index.
  • eleven: Prime numbers are explained in chapter eleven, due to their importance in asymmetric cryptography.
  • fourteen: Chapter fourteen presents a couple of " case studies, " integrating material from previous chapters.
  • twelve: The venerable Diffie-Hellman algorithm is reviewed, along with the math that makes it work, in chapter twelve.
  • I: Data referred to in the specimen set out in Chapter I of Annex III shall be made publicly and permanently available.

Noun used with modifier

  • Corinthian: Turn in your Bible to 2 Corinthians chapter 12.
  • Roman: You'll remember Romans chapter 6 verse 23, that Bible verse I read to you earlier.
  • opening: There is one very unusual feature of those opening chapters.
  • sample: You can view sample chapters of this book on the Oxfam site.
chapter Quotes

I approach chapter one each year with a deeper foreboding than I ever felt facing Becher's.

—Francis, Dick (Richard Stanley)

The chapter of knowledge is very short, but the chapter of accidents is a very long one.

—Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of

The chapter on the fall of the Rupee you may omit. It is somewhat too sensational.

—Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'FlahertieWills

A vida e¤   ta‹  o bela que a mesma ide¤  ia da morte precisa de vir primeiro a ela, antes de se ver cumprida. Ja¤   me va¤  s entendendo; le"   agora outro cap|¤tulo. Life is so beautiful that even the idea of death must be born before it can be realized.You must already understand. Now read another chapter.

—Machado de Assis,Joaquim Maria