paragraph
See also: Paragraph
English edit
Etymology edit
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, “I write”). Doublet of paragraphos.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/, /ˈpɛɹəɡɹæf/
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- Hyphenation: par‧a‧graph
Noun edit
paragraph (plural paragraphs)
- A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
- opening paragraph
- final paragraph
- paragraph heading
- Divide the writing into paragraphs.
- (originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.
- A brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.
- (computing) An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.
Derived terms edit
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passage in text
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Verb edit
paragraph (third-person singular simple present paragraphs, present participle paragraphing, simple past and past participle paragraphed)
- To sort text into paragraphs.
- To publish a brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.
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sort text into paragraphs
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