Chapter and Step

Chapter

Chapter noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.

Usage example: a horror movie that marks a new chapter in vicarious sadism

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

Nearby Words: chap, chaptering, chaptered

Step noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.

Usage example: the manual enumerates every step in the procedure for shutting down the assembly line

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Chapter and step are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chapter" instead a noun "Step".

Nearby Words: stepped, stepping, stepper

good	good chapter	good step
full	full chapter	full step
particular	particular chapter	particular step
normal	normal chapter	normal step
Other adjectives: short, following, single, real, new, early, major, missing, past, final, few, extra, additional, next, last, previous, fifth.

The Exorcists chapter of Space Marines takes it a step further: as part of their initiation, every Marine is intentionally possessed by a daemon for a short time before being exorcised.

Source: Hollywood Exorcism
In Saint Seiya, Hades chapter, Virgo Shaka elaborates on the ephemeral nature of life, and how death is only another step, as he is assassinated by the three gold saints.

Source: Obi-Wan Moment
In chapter 50, he succeeds and prepares for the next step - the destruction of any and all potential threats to HYDRA, starting with the Avengers.

Source: Gambit Pileup

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