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paragraph

pa·rag·raph

UK/ˈpaɹəɡɹaf/ US/ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

verb

1.

divide into paragraphs, as of text

  • “This story is well paragraphed”
2.

write about in a paragraph

  • “All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday”
3.

write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher

Origin

From Middle English paragraf, from Middle French paragraphe from Latin paragraphus (“sign for start of a new section of discourse”), from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos), from παρά (pará, “beside”) and γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of paragraphos.

Phrases

  • hanging paragraph
  • lead paragraph
  • paragraph break
  • paragraph character
  • paragraph mark
  • paragraph marker
  • paragraph sign

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