Paragraph

Paragraph
Paragraph Par"a*graph, n. [F. paragraphe, LL. paragraphus, fr. Gr. para`grafos (sc. grammh`) a line or stroke drawn in the margin, fr. paragra`fein to write beside; para` beside + gra`fein to write. See {Para-}, and {Graphic}, and cf. {Paraph}.] 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 [para], commonly used in the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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 [para], but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin, also called indenting the line. See {indentation}[4].

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. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Paragraph — Paragraph …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

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  • Paragraph — Par a*graph, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paragraphed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paragraphing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character [para]. [1913 Webster] 2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paragraph — paragraph, verse, article, clause, plank, count are comparable when they denote one of the several and individually distinct statements of a discourse or instrument, each of which deals with a particular point or item. Paragraph primarily refers… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • paragraph — [par′ə graf΄] n. [MFr paragraphe < OFr < ML paragraphus, orig., sign marking separation of parts, as of a chapter < Gr paragraphos < para , beside (see PARA 1) + graphein, to write (see GRAPHIC)] 1. a distinct section or subdivision… …   English World dictionary

  • paragraph — para·graph n: a distinct often numbered or otherwise designated section of a document or writing (as a statute or pleading) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. paragraph …   Law dictionary

  • Paragraph — Sm std. (13. Jh.), mhd. paragraf Zeichen, Buchstabe Entlehnung. Ist entlehnt aus spl. paragraphus f. Zeichen, das die Trennung im Text markiert , dieses aus gr. parágraphos (grammḗ) f. Trennungslinie , aus gr. paragráphein danebenschreiben , zu… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Paragraph — (v. gr.), s. Paragraphos …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Paragraph — (griech.), eigentlich jedes daneben oder beigeschriebene Zeichen (Linie, Punkt etc.), bei den Alten ein Zeichen, dessen sich die Grammatiker und Kritiker zur Interpunktion, zur Unterscheidung der im Drama sprechenden Personen oder auch zur… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Paragraph — Paragrāph (grch., d.h. das Danebengeschriebene), ein kleinerer Abschnitt (Absatz) in einem Werke, mit dem numerierten Paragraphzeichen (§) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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