chapter

1. a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

- he read a chapter every night before falling asleep

2. 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

Definition categories: time, phase, stage

3. a local branch of some fraternity or association

- he joined the Atlanta chapter

4. an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church

Definition categories: group, assembly

5. a series of related events forming an episode

- a chapter of disasters

Definition categories: event, episode

- Detective novel writers try to keep up the suspense until the last chapter.

1. To divide into chapters.

2. To put into a chapter.

3. (military, with "out") To use administrative procedure to remove someone.

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