1
a
: a main division of a book
b
: something resembling a chapter in being a significant specified unit
a new chapter in my life
2
a
: a regular meeting of the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church or of the members of a religious house
b
: the body of canons of a cathedral or collegiate church
3
: a local branch of an organization
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Chapter three deals with the country's economy.
Please read the first two chapters of your textbook for our next class.
Becoming a parent opened up a whole new chapter in my life.
a difficult chapter in European history
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Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The Ukrainian combat medic disappeared aged 33 in Mariupol, the eastern Ukrainian city that was then under siege in one of the bloodiest chapters in the Russian war against Ukraine.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
The chapter is closed on a missing book at a New Jersey library after a woman returned it nearly a century after her relative checked it out.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The latest chapter provides more hurdles for both Trump’s top-down and bottom-up efforts to bring the federal bureaucracy to heel.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Chapter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chapter. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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chapter
noun
chap·ter
ˈchap-tər 
1
a
: a main division of a book or of a law code
b
: something like a chapter in being a significant unit
a chapter in my life
2
: a local branch of an organization
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