Paragraph meaning

What does “paragraph” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“paragraph” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line.

paragraph

noun

  1. one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

verb

  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

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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