paragraph
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
paragraph/ˈparəɡrɑːf/
▶noun a distinct section of a piece of writing, indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering. ▶verb arrange in paragraphs.
– derivatives
paragraphic adjective.
paragraphic adjective.
– origin C15: from Fr. paragraphe, via med. L. from Gk paragraphos ‘short stroke marking a break in sense’.
'paragraph' also found in these Oxford entries:
