(BOOK PART), abbreviation chap [noun] [C] - any of the separate parts into which a book or other piece of text is divided, usually numbered or given a titleRead until the end of chapter 10 for homework.I'm just reading the chapter called 'Misery' which deals with her first marriage.Someone who gives something chapter and verse states the exact information and says where it comes from.I think I'm right, though I can't cite/quote you chapter and verse what the law says on this point.
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Meaning of CHAPTER in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012