1
a
: a main division of a book
b
: something resembling a chapter in being a significant specified unit
a new chapter in my life
2
a
: a regular meeting of the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church or of the members of a religious house
b
: the body of canons of a cathedral or collegiate church
3
: a local branch of an organization
Examples of chapter in a Sentence
Chapter three deals with the country's economy.
Please read the first two chapters of your textbook for our next class.
Becoming a parent opened up a whole new chapter in my life.
a difficult chapter in European history
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
In other parts of Just Beyond the Light, Blythe uses a stay at the Chelsea Hotel in New York to ruminate on songwriting and other forms of creativity, while the chapter before laments the epidemic of school shootings in the United States and the lack of effective measures to prevent them.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025
According to Mother Monster herself, however, fans shouldn't give up hope for the iconic music video's next chapter.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The group planned the ship’s final chapter so that its legacy could continue, albeit in a different setting.
—Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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chapter
noun
chap·ter
ˈchap-tər 
1
a
: a main division of a book or of a law code
b
: something like a chapter in being a significant unit
a chapter in my life
2
: a local branch of an organization
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