(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is one of the parts that a book is divided into. Each ~ 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 ~ from one of my favorite books.
N-COUNT: also N num
2.
A ~ 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 ~ in Lebanon’s recent history.
...one of the most dramatic ~s of recent British politics.
N-COUNT: supp N, oft N in n, adj N