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par·a·graph (p
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n
1. (Linguistics) (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.
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)
Printing the character ¶, used as a reference mark or to indicate the beginning of a new paragraph
3. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a short article in a newspaper
vb (tr)
1. (Linguistics) to form into paragraphs
2. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) to express or report in a paragraph
[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 write]
paragraphic [ˌpærəˈgræfɪk],
paragraphical adj
paragraphically adv