chapter

/tʃˈæptɝ/

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Noun
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"
Noun
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"
Noun
a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"
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an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
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a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"