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paragraph.

A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/US/ˈpɛɹəɡɹæf//ˈpaɹəɡɹaf/Northern-England
  1. A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.

    opening paragraph
    final paragraph
  2. A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.

  3. A brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.

  4. An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English paragraf, from Middle French paragraphe from Latin paragraphus (“sign for start of a new section of discourse”), from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos), from παρά (pará, “beside”) and γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of paragraphos.

verb/ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/US/ˈpɛɹəɡɹæf//ˈpaɹəɡɹaf/Northern-England
  1. To sort text into paragraphs.

    transitive
  2. To publish a brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English paragraf, from Middle French paragraphe from Latin paragraphus (“sign for start of a new section of discourse”), from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos), from παρά (pará, “beside”) and γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of paragraphos.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.