paragraph

noun

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

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

(originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.

(computing) An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.

verb

(transitive) To sort text into paragraphs.

(transitive, journalism) To publish a brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.

Roots

parapara- · Greek · beside, beyond grapho-graph · Greek · write, draw

Synonyms for paragraph

sectionn articlen clausen chaptern pagen versen textn noten tractatev sentencen

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Where does paragraph come from?

The word paragraph breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: para-, from Greek para (“beside, beyond”); and -graph, from Greek grapho (“write, draw”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.