paragraph

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈpɛɹəɡɹæf/, SAMPA: /"pEr\@gr\{f/
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[edit] Etymology

From Middle French paragraphe from Latin paragraphus "sign for start of a new section of discourse" from Ancient Greek παράγραφος from παρά "beside" and γράφω "I write".

[edit] Noun

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Wikipedia paragraph (plural paragraphs)

  1. A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.

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[edit] Usage notes

False friend of the Polish term paragraf.

[edit] Verb

paragraph (third-person singular simple present paragraphs, present participle paragraphing, simple past and past participle paragraphed)

  1. To sort text into paragraphs.

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