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paragraph

See also: Paragraph

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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.

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paragraph (plural paragraphs)

  1. 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.
  2. (originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.
  3. A brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.
  4. (computing) An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.

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passage in text

Verb edit

paragraph (third-person singular simple present paragraphs, present participle paragraphing, simple past and past participle paragraphed)

  1. To sort text into paragraphs.
  2. To publish a brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.

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sort text into paragraphs

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