paragraph /parˈə-gräf/
noun- A distinct part of a discourse or writing marked by a sign (paragraph mark) or now usu by indenting or extra space between lines
- A short passage, or a collection of sentences, with unity of content or purpose
- A musical passage forming a unit
- A short separate item of news or comment in a newspaper
- A sign (in ancient manuscripts a short horizontal line, in the Middle Ages
, now 
or ¶) marking off a paragraph
- To form into paragraphs
- To write or publish paragraphs about
ORIGIN: Gr paragraphos written alongside, from para beside, beyond, and graphein to write
parˈagrapher or parˈagraphist noun
A person who writes paragraphs, news items esp for newspapers
paragraphic /-grafˈ/ or paragraphˈical adjective
paragraphˈically adverb