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1. 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. Source: opted

2. 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. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. v. t. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character /. Source: opted

5. v. t. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article. Source: opted

6. v. t. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs Source: opted

7. n. one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line Source: wordnet

8. v. divide into paragraphs, as of text Source: wordnet

9. v. write about in a paragraph Source: wordnet

10. v. write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher Source: wordnet

11. 1. 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 Note: This character is merely a modification of a capital P (the initial of the word paragraph), the letter being reversed, and the black part made white and the white part black for the sake of distinctiveness. 2. 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 3. 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. 1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character . 2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article. 3. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs Source: webster

12. n:100 n. one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line v. divide into paragraphs, as of text v. write about in a paragraph v. write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher Source: ecdict

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