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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paragraph \Par"a*graph\, n. [F. paragraphe, LL paragraphus fr Gr para`grafos (sc. grammh`) a line or stroke drawn in the margin, fr paragra`fein to write beside; para` beside + gra`fein to write. See {Para-}, and {Graphic}, and cf {Paraph}.] 1. 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 [para], commonly used in the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections. Note: This character is merely a modification of a capital P (the initial of the word paragraph), the letter being reversed, and the black part made white and the white part black for the sake of distinctiveness. 2. 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. 3. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paragraph \Par"a*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paragraphed}; p. pr & vb n. {Paragraphing}.] 1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character [para]. 2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as to paragraph an article. 3. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: paragraph n : one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line v 1: divide into paragraphs, as of text: "This story is well paragraphed" 2: write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed n last Monday's paper" 3: write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
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