paragraph
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English paragraf, from Middle French paragraphe from Latin paragraphus, from Ancient Greek παράγραφος, from παρά ("beside") and γράφω ("I write").
Pronunciation Nounparagraph (plural paragraphs)
- A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
- opening paragraph
- final paragraph
- paragraph heading
- Divide the writing into paragraphs.
- (originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.
- A brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.
- (computing) An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.
- French: paragraphe, alinéa
- German: Absatz, Paragraph (legal)
- Italian: paragrafo
- Portuguese: parágrafo
- Russian: абза́ц
- Spanish: párrafo, parágrafo, acápite (America)
paragraph (paragraphs, present participle paragraphing; simple past and past participle paragraphed)
- To sort text into paragraphs.
- To publish a brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.
- Italian: paragrafare
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