NOUN | communication | chapter | a subdivision of a written work |
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time | chapter | any distinct period in history or in a person's life | |
group | chapter | a local branch of some fraternity or association | |
group | chapter | an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church | |
event | chapter | a series of related events forming an episode |
Sounds | chae'pter | |
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Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... |
Meaning | A subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled. | |
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Example | "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" | |
Part of | text, textual matter | The words of something written |
Broader | section, subdivision | A self-contained part of a larger / larger composition / composition (written or musical) |
Spanish | capítulo | |
Catalan | capítol |
Meaning | Any distinct period in history or in a person's life. | |
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Broader | phase, stage | Any distinct time period in a sequence of events |
Meaning | A local branch of some fraternity or association. | |
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Example | "he joined the Atlanta chapter" | |
Member of | association | A formal organization of people or groups of people |
fraternity, frat | A social club for male undergraduates | |
Broader | club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order | A formal association of people with similar interests |
Spanish | delegación | |
Catalan | capítol |
Meaning | An ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church. | |
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Broader | assembly | A group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose |
Spanish | capítulo | |
Catalan | capítol | |
Adjectives | capitular, capitulary | of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter |
Meaning | A series of related events forming an episode. | |
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Example | "a chapter of disasters" | |
Broader | episode | A happening that is distinctive in a series of related events |
Spanish | capítulo | |
Catalan | capítol |
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