Paragraph from British Dictionary
/ˈpærəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf/
noun
1.
(in a piece of writing) one of a series of subsections each usuallydevoted to one idea and each usually marked by the beginning of a new line, indentation, increased interlinear space, etc
2.
(printing) the character ¶, used as a reference mark or to indicate thebeginning of a new paragraph
3.
a short article in a newspaper
verb (transitive)
4.
to form into paragraphs
5.
to express or report in a paragraph
Derived Forms
paragraphic (ˌpærəˈɡræfɪk), paragraphical, adjective
paragraphically, adverb
paragraphically, adverb
Word Origin
C16: 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
Word Origin and History for paragraph
n.
late 15c., from Middle French paragraphe “division of text” (13c., Old French paragrafe), from Medieval Latin paragraphus “sign for start of a new section of discourse” (the sign looked something like a stylized letter -P-),from Greek paragraphos “short stroke in the margin marking a break insense,” also “a passage so marked,” literally “anything written beside,”from paragraphein “write by the side,” from para- “beside” (see para- (1))+ graphein “to write” (see -graphy ).
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