chapter

1. 1.

   a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

   “he read a chapter every night before falling asleep”

   Broadersection

   Part oftext
2. 2.

   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”

   Broaderphase
3. 3.

   a local branch of some fraternity or association

   “he joined the Atlanta chapter”

   Broaderclub

   Part offraternityassociation
4. 4.

   an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church

   Broaderassembly
5. 5.

   a series of related events forming an episode

   “a chapter of disasters”

   Broaderepisode

Other forms of chapter

plural

chapters·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chapter

What does chapter mean?

chapter means "a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chapter?

chapter has 2 syllables: chap-ter. The stress falls on "chap". In IPA it is /ˈtʃæptɚ/.

Is chapter a common word?

chapter is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.