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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpærəgrɑːf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpærəˌgræf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(par′ə graf′, -gräf′)

par•a•graph /ˈpærəˌgræf/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a distinct portion of written matter that deals with a particular idea, usually containing several sentences and beginning with a new line that is usually indented.

See -graph-.

par•a•graph (par′ə graf′, -gräf′),USA pronunciation n.

a distinct portion of written or printed matter dealing with a particular idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line.
a paragraph mark.
a note, item, or brief article, as in a newspaper.

v.t.

to divide into paragraphs.
to write or publish paragraphs about, as in a newspaper.
to express in a paragraph.

Greek paragraphé̄ marked passage; see para-¹, graph
1515–25; earlier paragraphe

par′a•graph•ism, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

paragraph /ˈpærəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf/ n

(in a piece of writing) one of a series of subsections each usually devoted to one idea and each usually marked by the beginning of a new line, indentation, increased interlinear space, etc
the character ¶, used as a reference mark or to indicate the beginning of a new paragraph
a short article in a newspaper

vb (transitive)

to form into paragraphs
to express or report in a paragraph

Etymology: 16th Century: 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 writeparagraphic /ˌpærəˈɡræfɪk/, ˌparaˈgraphical adj ˌparaˈgraphically adv

'paragraph' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

count - grabby - heading - headword - indent - par. - para - paraph - run in - widow - amplification - foregoing - index - insert - insertion - introductory - item - kill - legibility - NP - orphan - par - paragrapher - paragraphic - paragraph mark - passage - personal - pilcrow - postscript - round - run-in - topic sentence - whoosis - WYSIWYG

In Lists: Academic writing, Parts of a book, PET Vocabulary List - P, more...

Synonyms: passage, section, division of thought, topic, statement, more...

Collocations: let me finish (up) this (last) paragraph, finish [writing, reading] this paragraph, a [long, new] paragraph, more...

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