Definition of paragraphs Paragraphs
/pæˈɹʌgɹæˌfs/ - [patrugrafs] -
We found 3 definitions of paragraphs from 2 different sources.
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What does paragraphs mean?
Wiktionary 
- paragraphs (Noun)
Plural of paragraph.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
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| paragraph - one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line | ||
| piece of writing, written material, writing the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing" | ||
| textual matter, text the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" | ||
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| paragraph - write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher | ||
| indite, pen, compose, write put together out of existing material; "compile a list" | ||
| penning, authorship, writing, composition the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed" | ||
| paragraph - write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper" | ||
| indite, pen, compose, write put together out of existing material; "compile a list" | ||
| paragraph - divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed" | ||
| carve up, dissever, split up, split, divide, separate perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" | ||
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Wiktionary
- paragraph (Noun)
A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented. - paragraph (Verb)
To sort text into paragraphs.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- paragraph (n.)
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 /, commonly used in the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections. - paragraph (n.)
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 /, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin. - paragraph (n.)
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. - paragraph (v. t.)
To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character /. - paragraph (v. t.)
To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article. - paragraph (v. t.)
To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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paragraph
par′a-graf, n. a distinct part of a discourse or writing marked by ¶, or by being begun on a new line, at more than the usual distance from the margin: a short passage, or a collection of sentences with unity of purpose.—v.t. to form into paragraphs.—ns. Par′agrapher, Par′agraphist, one who writes in paragraphs, esp. for newspapers.—adjs. Paragraph′ic, -al.—adv. Paragraph′ically. [The mark ¶ is the reversed initial of this word, which is, through Fr. and Low L., from Gr. paragraphos—para, beside, graphein, to write.]
Wikipedia 
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A paragraph is a group of words put together to form a group that is usually longer than a sentence. Paragraphs are often made up of many sentences, typically between three long sentences or 10 shorter ones. Sometimes however, you might get a paragraph with only one or two long sentences. Paragraphs can begin with an indentation (about five spaces), or by missing a line out, and then starting again. This makes it easier to tell where one paragraph ends and another begins.
A paragraph should have the main idea and the first sentence of the paragraph as the key sentence. It gives an idea to the readers about the paragraph. The following sentences will form the "body" of the paragraph and they may give some additional points to explain the key sentence. The last sentence is the conclusive sentence. People start a new paragraph when they begin to either talk or write about a different topic or idea.
A pilcrow mark (¶) is sometimes used to show where a paragraph begins.
Part of speech
🔤- paragraph, verb, present, 1st person singular of paragraph (infinitive).
- paragraph, verb (infinitive).
- paragraph, noun, singular of paragraphs.
