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chapterA separate section of a book, usually numbered or titled

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A separate section of a book, usually numbered or titled

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtʃæptər/

Korean meaning: 책의 각 장, 챕터

Korean pronunciation: 챕-터 (강세: 챕)

Example Sentences

  • My dog ate chapter 5 of my novel, so now the story jumps from romance to zombie apocalypse.
  • Each chapter of this textbook is longer than my entire attention span.
  • Starting university marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter in her life.

chapter

NOUN

//ˈtʃæptər//

A separate section of a book, usually numbered or titled

chapter concept
💡 Concept

A student reads a new chapter in her textbook

chapter rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

After each chapter comes healing laughter!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈtʃæptər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈtʃæptə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Rootcapit-
Suffix--er

Origin

라틴어 'capitulum'(작은 머리)에서 유래되었습니다. 고대 로마 시대에 책의 각 섹션을 'caput'(머리)라고 불렀는데, 이는 각 장의 시작을 의미했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

adapterafterlaughterdisaster
adapter
after
laughter
disaster

🔗Collocations

new chapter
final chapter
chapter and verse
open a new chapter
close a chapter
chapter heading
chapter summary

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dog ate chapter 5 of my novel, so now the story jumps from romance to zombie apocalypse.

😄 Fun example

Each chapter of this textbook is longer than my entire attention span.

Starting university marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter in her life.

The professor assigned chapters 1 through 10 for tomorrow's exam.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

sectionpartdivisionepisodephase

Antonyms

wholeentiretycomplete

Related

booknovelstoryparagraphpagevolume

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