chapter
noun
a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
chapters
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pluralof chapter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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More than just describing a new animal, the study shows how Brazilian paleontology continues to contribute to our understanding of central chapters in the history of life on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
While New York and Los Angeles remain DSA’s center of gravity, chapters are opening in spots like Catawba Valley in North Carolina and Concho Valley in West Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The chapters are also highly social, befitting a generation that came of age during Covid’s lockdowns and loneliness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Information is given to them and it takes several chapters for the reader, and the character, to understand the significance of that information.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
A society, almost necessarily, begins every success story with the chapter that most advantages itself, and in America, these precipitating chapters are almost always rendered as the singular action of exceptional individuals.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
