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chapter

chapter

531 1.0
A main part of a book usually numbered or titled
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃæptər/
translation icon : capítulo
  • In the book, the second chapter focuses on the protagonist's struggles.
  • book chapter
  • the first chapter
  • read a chapter

I thought he starts out the chapter by pointing out that.

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Examples

Antonyms

484 1.0

All of something seen as one unit

Compounds

30 3.4

A time of big change in someone's life after an important event

2 6.3

A time in the past with painful or troubling events

How Long

volume
154 4.2
part
1.0
chapter
531 1.0
section
1.0

Surface Forms

chapter singular
chapters plural

Etymology

Chapter comes from the Latin capitulum, meaning 'little head', and from caput meaning 'head', the same root you see in capital. A chapter was originally a 'head' or main part of a book, so today it means a main division or section.