Meaning

noun one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

verb divide into paragraphs, as of text

verb write about in a paragraph

originFrom 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, “to write”). Doublet of paragraphos.

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