Chapter and Essay

Chapter

Chapter noun - A local unit of an organization.

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Essay and chapter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Essay" instead a noun "Chapter".

Nearby Words: chap, chaptering, chaptered

Essay noun - A short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view.

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Chapter and essay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chapter" instead a noun "Essay".

Nearby Words: essayed, essayist, essaying

good	good chapter	good essay
full	full chapter	full essay
long	long chapter	long essay
particular	particular chapter	particular essay
Other adjectives: brief, short, actual, entire, infamous, famous, missing, final, last, introductory, different.

Bookends: The first chapter reveals Holden's pathetic essay on the Ancient Egyptians.

Source: Literature / The Catcher in the Rye
There's one exception: the chapter on propaganda is a clear and well-written, though astonishingly cynical, essay on mass psychology.

Source: Literature / Mein Kampf
Nelson's essay collection Mind Over Matters has a chapter titled "Wacky Morning Misrepresentation" devoted entirely to taking the piss out of Morning Zoo show DJs.

Source: Dumbass DJ

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