Associations to the word «Paragraph»

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, noun. (originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.
PARAGRAPH, verb. To sort text into paragraphs.
PARAGRAPH MARK, noun. A symbol designating the beginning of a new paragraph; ¶; the pilcrow.
PARAGRAPH MARKS, noun. Plural of paragraph mark

Dictionary definition

PARAGRAPH, noun. One of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line.
PARAGRAPH, verb. Divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed".
PARAGRAPH, verb. Write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper".
PARAGRAPH, verb. Write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats