Paragraph Definition

părə-grăf
paragraphs
noun
A distinct section or subdivision of a chapter, letter, etc., usually dealing with a particular point: it is begun on a new line, often indented.
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A mark (¶) used as by proofreaders to indicate the beginning of a paragraph or as a sign marking material referred to elsewhere.
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A brief article, item, or note in a newspaper or magazine.
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(originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.

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verb
To write paragraphs, esp. for a newspaper.
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To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs.
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To separate or arrange in paragraphs.
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Other Word Forms of Paragraph

Noun

Singular:
paragraph
Plural:
paragraphs

Origin of Paragraph

  • Middle English paragraf from Old French paragrafe from Medieval Latin paragraphus from Greek paragraphos line showing a break in sense or a change of speakers in a dialogue from paragraphein to write beside para- beside para–1 graphein to write gerbh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French paragraphe from Latin paragraphus (“sign for start of a new section of discourse”) " from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (paragraphos), from παρά (para, “beside”) and γράφω (graphō, “I write”).

    From Wiktionary

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