chapter
♦♦ chap|ter /tʃ'æptər/ (chapters)
1 [N-COUNT] also N num
A chapter is one of the parts that a book is divided into. Each chapter has a number, and sometimes a title.
Chromium supplements were used successfully in the treatment of diabetes (see Chapter 4)...
I took the title of this chapter from one of my favorite books.
2 [N-COUNT] supp N, oft N in n, adj N
A chapter in someone's life or in history is a period of time during which a major event or series of related events takes place. (WRITTEN)
This had been a particularly difficult chapter in Lebanon's recent history.
...one of the most dramatic chapters of recent British politics.chap|ter house (chapter houses)
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A chapter house is the building or set of rooms in the grounds of a cathedral where the members of the clergy hold their meetings.
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In a university or college, a chapter house is the place where a fraternity or sorority lives or meets. (AM)so|cial chap|ter
[N-SING] the N
The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
1 [N-COUNT] also N num
A chapter is one of the parts that a book is divided into. Each chapter has a number, and sometimes a title.
Chromium supplements were used successfully in the treatment of diabetes (see Chapter 4)...
I took the title of this chapter from one of my favorite books.
2 [N-COUNT] supp N, oft N in n, adj N
A chapter in someone's life or in history is a period of time during which a major event or series of related events takes place. (WRITTEN)
This had been a particularly difficult chapter in Lebanon's recent history.
...one of the most dramatic chapters of recent British politics.chap|ter house (chapter houses)
1 [N-COUNT]
A chapter house is the building or set of rooms in the grounds of a cathedral where the members of the clergy hold their meetings.
2 [N-COUNT]
In a university or college, a chapter house is the place where a fraternity or sorority lives or meets. (AM)so|cial chap|ter
[N-SING] the N
The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.