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1. (n.) paragraph
a distinct portion of written or printed matter dealing with a particular idea, beginning on a new line that is usu. indented.
2. paragraph
a brief article or notice, as in a newspaper.
3. (v.t.) paragraph
to divide into paragraphs.
4. paragraph
to write or publish paragraphs about.
Etymology: (1515–25; earlier paragraphe < Gk paragraphē marked passage; see para -1, graph)
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| Definition of 'Paragraph' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) paragraph
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
2. (verb) paragraph
divide into paragraphs, as of text
"This story is well paragraphed"
3. (verb) paragraph
write about in a paragraph
"All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper"
4. (verb) paragraph
write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
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1. (noun) paragraph
a section of writing, beginning on a new line and consisting of more than one sentence
Read the second paragraph and answer these questions.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Paragraph
originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject; now, the character /, commonly used in the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections
2. (noun) Paragraph
a distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark /, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin
3. (noun) Paragraph
a brief composition complete in one typographical section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial paragraph
4. (verb) Paragraph
to divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character /
5. (verb) Paragraph
to express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article
6. (verb) Paragraph
to mention in a paragraph or paragraphs
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Sense: a part of a piece of writing, marked by beginning the first sentence on a new line and usually leaving a short space at the beginning of the line
There are a couple of paragraphs about football on page three of today's paper.
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 Afrikaans: paragraaf |
 Arabic: فِقْرَه |
 Bulgarian: параграф |
 Brazilian: parágrafo |
 Czech: odstavec |
 German: der Abschnitt, der Paragr |
 Danish: afsnit |
 Greek: παράγραφος |
 Spanish: párrafo |
 Estonian: lõik |
 Farsi: پاراگراف؛ بند |
 Finnish: kappale |
 French: paragraphe |
 Hebrew: פִּסקָה |
 Hindi: अनुच्छेद |
 Croatian: odlomak |
 Hungarian: (új) bekezdés; cikk |
 Indonesian: paragraf |
 Icelandic: málsgrein |
 Italian: paragrafo |
 Japanese: 段落 |
 Korean: 단락 |
 Lithuanian: paragrafas, pastraipa, sk |
 Latvian: rindkopa |
 Malay: perenggan |
 Dutch: alinea |
 Norwegian: avsnitt |
 Polish: akapit |
 Persian: پاراگراف؛ بند |
 Pashto: دليكنې يوه برخه، بند، پ |
 Portuguese: parágrafo |
 Romanian: paragraf |
 Russian: абзац |
 Slovak: odsek |
 Slovenian: odstavek |
 Serbian: pasus |
 Swedish: [nytt] stycke, notis |
 Thai: ย่อหน้า |
 Turkish: paragraf |
 Taiwanese: (文章的)段，節 |
 Ukrainian: абзац |
 Urdu: پيراگراف، عبارت کا ٹکڑا |
 Vietnamese: đoạn văn |
 Chinese: （文章的）段，节 |
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