Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - chapter
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~ n 1 »IN A BOOK« one of the parts into which a book is divided (I've only read as far as Chapter 5.) 2 »PERIOD« a particular period or event in someone's life or in history + of (That summer an important chapter of my life came to an end.) 3 »PRIESTS« all the priests connected with a cathedral, or a meeting of these priests 4 »CLUB« especially AmE the local members of a large organization such as a club (the San Fernando Valley chapter of the Sierra Club) 5 give/quote sb chapter and verse to give someone exact details about where to find some information 6 a chapter of accidents BrE a series of unfortunate events coming one after another
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(chapters) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. 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. N-COUNT: also N num 2. 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. N-COUNT: supp N, oft N in n, adj N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English chapitre, from Anglo-French chapitre, chapitle, from Late Latin capitulum division of a book & Medieval Latin, meeting place of canons, from Latin, diminutive of capit-, caput head — more at head Date: 13th century 1. a. a main division of a book b. something resembling a ~ in being a significant specified unit a new ~ in my life 2. a. a regular meeting of the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church or of the members of a religious house b. the body of canons of a cathedral or collegiate church 3. a local branch of an organization ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a main division of a book. 2 a period of time (in a person's life, a nation's history, etc.). 3 a series or sequence (a chapter of misfortunes). 4 a the canons of a cathedral or other religious community or knightly order. b a meeting of these. 5 an Act of Parliament numbered as part of a session's proceedings. 6 US a local branch of a society. Phrases and idioms chapter and verse an exact reference or authority. chapter house 1 a building used for the meetings of a chapter. 2 US the place where a college fraternity or sorority meets. Etymology: ME f. OF chapitre f. L capitulum dimin. of caput -itis head ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. глава, раздел (книги) to the end of the chapter —- до конца главы; до самого конца, до последнего a curious chapter in history —- любопытная страница истории 2. капитул (церковный, монашеский, рыцарский и т. п.) 3. собрание капитула 4. филиал, отделение (клуба, братства, землячества); местная, низовая организация (профсоюза и т. п.) 5. ам. студенческое общество, землячество 6. тема, предмет enough on that chapter —- довольно об этом 7. парл. тексты законов, принятых на каждой отдельной сессии законодательного собрания Id: chapter and verse —- глава и стих Библии; точная ссылка на источник; точная и подробная информация (о чем-л.) Id: the chapter of accidents —- непредвиденное стечение (неблагоприятных) обстоятельств Id: the chapter of possibilities —- возможный ход событий 8. разбивать (книгу) на главы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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of possibilities возможный ход событий CHAPTER 1. noun 1) глава (книги) to the end of the chapter - до конца главы; fig. до самого конца - chapter and verse 2) тема, сюжет enough on that chapter - довольно об этом 3) собрание каноников или членов монашеского/рыцарского ордена - chapter of accidents - chapter of possibilities 2. v. разбивать книгу на главы CHAPTER and verse глава и стих библии; fig. точная ссылка на источник CHAPTER of accidents непредвиденное стечение обстоятельств ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., from O.Fr. chapitre, alt. of chapitle, from L. capitulum, dim. of caput (gen. capitis) "head." Sense of "local branch" traces to convocations of canons at cathedral churches, during which the rules of the order or a chapter (capitulum) of Scripture were read aloud. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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