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Dictionary definition for: Chapter

1. (n) a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"

2. (n) 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"

3. (n) a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"

4. (n) an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church

5. (n) a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"

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