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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•a•graph /ˈpærəˌgræf/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a distinct portion of written matter that deals with a particular idea, usually containing several sentences and beginning with a new line that is usually indented.
See -graph-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•a•graph (par′ə graf′, -gräf′),USA pronunciation n. - a distinct portion of written or printed matter dealing with a particular idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line.
- a paragraph mark.
- a note, item, or brief article, as in a newspaper.
v.t. - to divide into paragraphs.
- to write or publish paragraphs about, as in a newspaper.
- to express in a paragraph.
- Greek paragraphé̄ marked passage; see para-1, graph
- 1515–25; earlier paragraphe
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: paragraph /ˈpærəˌɡrɑːf -ˌɡræf/ n - (in a piece of writing) one of a series of subsections each usually devoted to one idea and each usually marked by the beginning of a new line, indentation, increased interlinear space, etc
- the character ¶, used as a reference mark or to indicate the beginning of a new paragraph
- a short article in a newspaper
vb (transitive)- to form into paragraphs
- to express or report in a paragraph
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin paragraphus, from Greek paragraphos line drawing attention to part of a text, from paragraphein to write beside, from para-1 + graphein to writeparagraphic /ˌpærəˈɡræfɪk/, ˌparaˈgraphical adj ˌparaˈgraphically adv |