chapter
/ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.65 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "Detective novel writers try to keep up the suspense until the last chapter."
- "At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum."
- "The story that unfolds through 70 chapters featuring intense tactical battles is full of plot twists and turns."
- "CHAPTER - One of the principal divisions of a book, and, in reference to the Bible, one of the larger sections into which its books are divided. This division, as well as that consisting of verses, was introduced to facilitate reference, and not to indicate any natural or accurate division of the subjects treated in the books."
- "At least thirty-two of the first forty-seven decretal chapters were received by English ecclesiastics,"
- "il conclut: « No pope, no collection but the masters who served the one and commented on the other ultimately determined the content of this decretal chapter»."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/
- British English: /ˈt͡ʃæptə(r)/
Usage
Inflected Forms
chapters (plural)
chapiter (alternative, obsolete)
chapitre (alternative, obsolete)
chapiture (alternative, obsolete)
chaptre (alternative, obsolete)
chapyter (alternative, obsolete)
chapytre (alternative, obsolete)
chaptire (alternative, obsolete)
chapters (present, singular)
chaptering (participle, present)
chaptered (participle, past)
chaptered (past)