Meaning of paragraph in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈpɛrəˌɡræf/

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1. Verb

   paragraph

   Definitions

   1. divide into paragraphs, as of text

   Examples

   • « This story is well paragraphed »
2. 2. write about in a paragraph

   Examples

   • « All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper »
3. 3. write paragraphs

   Examples

   • « work as a paragrapher »

4. Noun

   paragraph

   Etymology

   late 15th century: from French paragraphe, via medieval Latin from Greek paragraphos‘short stroke marking a break in sense’, from para-‘beside’ + graphein‘write’

   Definitions

   1. one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas

   Examples

   • « the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line »