Paragraph

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paragraph \Par"a*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paragraphed}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Paragraphing}.]
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     1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character
        [para].
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     2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph
        an article.
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     3. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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.
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     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
        [para], but usually, by beginning the first sentence of
        the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual
        distance from the margin, also called indenting the line.
        See {indentation}[4].
  
     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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 in last Monday's paper"
       3: write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  107 Moby Thesaurus words for "paragraph":
     adjectival phrase, article, back matter, book, causerie, chapter,
     clause, column, conceive, construction, couch, couch in terms,
     descant, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation,
     embody in words, essay, etude, examination, excursus, exposition,
     express, expression, fascicle, feature, first approach, folio,
     formularize, formulate, frame, front matter, gathering,
     give expression to, give words to, headed group, homily, idiom,
     idiotism, installment, introductory study, livraison, locution,
     lucubration, manner of speaking, memoir, monograph, morceau, note,
     noun phrase, number, outline, page, pandect, paper, part, passage,
     peculiar expression, period, phrasal idiom, phrase, piece,
     preliminary study, present, prolegomenon, put, put in words,
     research paper, rhetorize, screed, section, sentence, serial,
     set out, set phrase, sheet, signature, sketch, special article,
     standard phrase, state, study, style, survey, syntactic structure,
     term, term paper, text, theme, thesis, tract, tractate, treatise,
     treatment, turn of expression, turn of phrase, usage, utterance,
     verb complex, verb phrase, verbalism, verse, volume,
     way of speaking, word, word-group