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| par·a·graph [ párrə gràf ] |
noun (plural par·a·graphs) |
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1. section of writing: a piece of writing that consists of one or more sentences, begins on a new and often indented line, and contains a distinct idea or the words of one speaker
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2. short news story: a short item of news or editorial comment in a newspaper
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transitive verb (past and past participle par·a·graphed, present participle par·a·graph·ing, 3rd person present singular par·a·graphs) |
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1. set text out in paragraphs: to arrange text in a series of paragraphs
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2. write news in paragraph: to report news or a story in a short paragraph
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| [15th century. Via French or medieval Latin< Greek paragraphos "stroke marking a line in which there is a break in sense," literally "writing beside" < graphein "write"] |
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  par·a·graph·er noun |
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