English dictionary
paragraph
/'p/&/r/@/,gr/&/f/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, <i>e. g.</i>, a change of subject; now, the character ¶, commonly used in the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections.
Source: webster1913
verb
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divide into paragraphs, as of text
ExamplesThis story is well paragraphed.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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write about in a paragraph
ExamplesAll her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character ¶.
Source: webster1913