What is the meaning of paragraph?

noun

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

verb

  • Divide into paragraphs, as of text.
    • usage: "This story is well paragraphed"
  • Write about in a paragraph.
    • usage: "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper"
  • Write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher. .
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