Chapter
Chapter noun - A subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled.
Usage example: he read a chapter every night before falling asleep
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Synonyms for Chapter
Section is a synonym for chapter in branch topic. In some cases you can use "Section" instead a noun "Chapter", when it comes to topics like excerpt, serialized story.
Nearby Words: chap, chaptering, chaptered
Section
Section noun - An area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature.
Chapter is a synonym for section in subdivision topic. You can use "Chapter" instead a noun "Section", if it concerns topics such as excerpt, serialized story.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| special | special chapter | special section |
| long | long chapter | long section |
| particular | particular chapter | particular section |
| brief | brief chapter | brief section |
| Other adjectives: short, following, complete, certain, current, single, entire, main, new, early, final, later, extra, next, last, different, previous. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- A Round Robin is a story written collaboratively by a group of authors, each of whom takes a turn writing a chapter or section; the chapters are produced in chronological order, or at least in the order in which they are intended to be read.
Source: Round Robin - Contemplate Our Navels: The three part section during "Winter Bound Modernism" has Minimoose regularly considering his existence as well as those of others before each chapter.
Source: Fanfic / Royal Heights - Normally, the hundreds digits and up within a section number indicate the chapter, while the tens digit of a section indicates a particular topic within a chapter.
Source: There Is No Rule Six
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