paragraph

Words with a similar base: paragraph

'paragraph'

[paragraph.n.01] as in: one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

'paragraph'

[paragraph.v.01] as in: divide into paragraphs, as of text

Examples:
This story is well paragraphed

'paragraph'

[paragraph.v.02] as in: write about in a paragraph

Examples:
All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper

'paragraph'

[paragraph.v.03] as in: write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher

Origins

					paragraph (English)
└── paragraphe (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
    └── paragraphus (Latin)
        └── παράγραφος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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