paragraaf
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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, “I write”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]paragraaf m (plural paragrafen, diminutive paragraafje n)
- (typography) section, a subdivision of a chapter, usually consisting of multiple paragraphs
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Indonesian: paragraf (“paragraph”)
See also
[edit]- alinea (“paragraph”)