chapter
chap ter
- n a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
he read a chapter every night before falling asleep - 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 - 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
- n a series of related events forming an episode
a chapter of disasters
- Today the chapter, reorganized under the Balanced Man Program, has rebounded.
- History often pauses in the midst of its twisted centuries of labor; tosses off a neat little chapter in a few years.
- The diocesan chapter had drawn its nominations from various sources, including a poll of 80,000 Catholics.