chapter

n.

1. One of the main divisions of a relatively lengthy piece of writing, such as a book, that is usually numbered or titled.
2. A distinct period or sequence of events, as in history or a person's life: Steamboat travel opened a new chapter in America's exploration of the West.
3. A local branch of an organization, such as a club or fraternity: The Chicago chapter is admitting new members this year.
4. Ecclesiastical.
   1. An assembly of the canons of a church or of the members of a religious residence.
   2. The canons of a church or the members of a religious residence considered as a group.
5. A short scriptural passage read after the psalms in certain church services.

[Middle English chaptre, variant of chapitre, chapter, chapiter, from Old French, alteration of chapitle, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput, head.]

IN BRIEF: One of the main divisions of a relatively lengthy piece of writing, such as a book, that is usually numbered or titled. Also: A local branch of an organization, such as a club or fraternity.

The 400-page book was divided into twelve chapters.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

Meaning #2: any distinct period in history or in a person's life

Meaning #3: a local branch of some fraternity or association

Meaning #4: an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church

Meaning #5: a series of related events forming an episode

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kapitel, domkapitel, timetal, lokalafdeling

idioms:

• chapter and verse    nøjagtigt
• chapter house    domkapitel

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoofdstuk, tijdperk, kapittel, plaatselijke afdeling van organisatie, serie, wet

Français (French)
n. - chapitre (d'un livre), (fig) chapitre, annexe (d'une organisation, d'un club), (Relig) chapitre, (Relig) lecture d'un passage des (saintes) Écritures

idioms:

• chapter and verse    citer ses autorités à l'appui de
• chapter house    (Relig) salle capitulaire, (Relig) chapitre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kapitel, Ortsgruppe

idioms:

• chapter and verse    Kapitel und Vers, genaue Beweise
• chapter house    Kapitelsaal, Domkapitel, Klubhaus

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κεφάλαιο (βιβλίου κ.λπ.), σειρά, αλληλουχία, σύνοδος κληρικών, (ΗΠΑ) τοπικό τμήμα οργάνωσης

idioms:

• chapter and verse    με κάθε λεπτομέρεια, χαρτί και καλαμάρι
• chapter house    εντευκτήριο ναού ή μοναστηριού

Italiano (Italian)
capitolo, sede locale

idioms:

• chapter and verse    citazione esatta
• chapter house    aula capitolare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - capítulo (m)

idioms:

• chapter and verse    citação (f) por extenso como prova
• chapter house    local (m) de reuniões de fraternidades

Русский (Russian)
глава

idioms:

• chapter and verse    точная ссылка
• chapter house    дом встречи

Español (Spanish)
n. - capítulo

idioms:

• chapter and verse    con pelos y señales, con lujo de detalles
• chapter house    sala capitular, sala de reunión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kapitel, domkapitel, filialavdelning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
章, 时期, 篇

idioms:

• chapter and verse    确切的依据
• chapter house    牧师会礼堂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 章, 時期, 篇

idioms:

• chapter and verse    確切的依據
• chapter house    牧師會禮堂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 책이나 논문의 장, 한 시기, 총회

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 章, 重要な時期, 聖堂参事会, 地方支部, 分会

idioms:

• chapter and verse    章と節
• chapter house    参事会会議場, 寮

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فصل, باب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרק, תקופה, כינוס דתי, סניף של אגודה (צפון-אמריקה), אסיפת כמרים, רצף, חוק שחוקק בית-הנבחרים הבריטי‬

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