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   Chap·ter

   /ˈCHaptər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a main division of a book, typically with a number or title: "we will deal with this in chapter eleven" Similar sectiondivisionpartportionsegmentcomponentbitinstallment
   • 2. a period of time or an episode in a person's life, a nation's history, etc.: "a tragic chapter in European history" Similar periodtimephasepagestageepisodeepochera
   • ▪ a series or sequence: "the latest episode in a chapter of problems"
   • 3. the governing body of a religious community, especially a cathedral or a knightly order: "land granted by the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's Cathedral" Similar governing bodycouncilassemblyconvocationconventionsynodconsistory
   • 4. a local branch of a society: North American "the local chapter of the American Cancer Society" Similar branchdivisionsubdivisionsectiondepartmentbureauagencylodgewingarmoffshootsubsidiarysatellite

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • H

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   • A

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   • P

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   • T

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   • E

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