Chapter (Noun)
Meaning 1
A subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The artist's discovery of Impressionism marked a new chapter in her career as a painter.
- Her years of service as a nurse in the war marked a defining chapter in her life.
- The merger of the two companies closed a tumultuous chapter in the company's history.
- His experiences in college formed a significant chapter in his journey of self-discovery.
- The bankruptcy was a difficult chapter in the company's otherwise successful history.
Hypernyms
Meaning 4
A local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Hypernyms
Meaning 5
An ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.