Paragraph

Definition:

  • (n.) Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, e. g., 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.
  • (n.) A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark /, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin.
  • (n.) A brief composition complete in one typographical section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial paragraph.
  • (v. t.) To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character /.
  • (v. t.) To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article.
  • (v. t.) To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs

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paragraph vs. sentence

chapter vs. paragraph

bullet vs. paragraph

paragraph vs. section

paragraph vs. paragraphic

essay vs. paragraph

article vs. paragraph

breton vs. paragraph

paragraph vs. stanza

graf vs. paragraph

justify vs. paragraph

paragraph vs. widow

paragraph vs. runt

orphan vs. paragraph

par vs. paragraph

para vs. paragraph

paragraph vs. text

margin vs. paragraph

paragraph vs. passage