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chapter

chapter

531 1.0
A main part of a book usually numbered or titled
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃæptər/
: 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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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.